[meteorite-list] What was he thinking?

[Bob Evans]

Did you see the pictures?
Why would anyone cut it in half ? I have some nice oriented ones that have a 
small corner ground down. Wouldn't that be enough for an experienced 
collector to ascertain the type?
Once you ground a corner and exposed the interior then a person could decide 
if they should destroy the piece any further.

Did you ever see Mike Farmers oriented stone from Roosevelt Co. New Mexico? 
He cut the bottom of the stone and didn't touch any of the oriented 
features.
I should of bought that piece when he offered it to me. One of the best 
oriented ones out there.

Bob
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matson, Robert" <ROBERT.D.MATSON at saic.com>
To: "'Bob Evans'" <bobe5531 at comcast.net>; 
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Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 6:44 PM
Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] What was he thinking?


> Hi Bob,
>
> In cases where a meteorite is obviously an O.C. (and preferably an
> equilibrated O.C.), I can fully appreciate your position.  The problem
> is that it's almost never obvious.  While some stones might look like
> run-of-the-mill EOCs on the outside, one can be fooled.  I found a
> beautifully crusted and oriented little individual at Roach Dry Lake
> a few years ago and agonized over cutting it.  From the outside and
> the paramagnetism, there was nothing to indicate that it was anything
> other than an ordinary chondrite.  But I'm glad I cut it in the end.
> Turned out to be my first find that WASN'T an ordinary chondrite.
> It was an EL6!  --Rob
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com]On Behalf Of Bob
> Evans
> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 4:36 PM
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> 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
>