[meteorite-list] What was he thinking?

[Martin Altmann]

Hi Bob,

as far as I know DaG 113 was found in 1996.
At those times meteorites were highly treasured and appreciated.
Imagine, some collectors and scientists treated them as they would be pieces
from other worlds, out from space, as they would be more rare than gold!
I heard, that ordinary chondrites were even classified then!
Yes those were the days....

Grampa Buckleboo.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Evans" <bobe5531 at comcast.net>
To: <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 1:36 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] What was he thinking?


> Tell me,
>
> Am I the only one who gets perturbed everytime somebody cuts a nice
oriented
> meteorite for classification ?
> I mean, wouldn't any logical person kick theirself in the ass after they
> find out that its just another ordinary chondrite?
> I could see if there was some telltale signs that the piece could be a
rare
> meteorite from the exterior, but how can one ruin a nice oriented specimen
> when it most likely is a OC. There are tons of nasty looking meteorites to
> cut open to satisfy the curiosity. Why waste the oriented ones?
>
> Have a look :
> http://www.meteoris.de/list/DaG113.htm
>
> Bob
>
>
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