[meteorite-list] UofA giving collection to dealer control.

[Jason Phillips]

Hello List,
I remember reading recently that Marvin was suspending his selling of 
meteorites during his trial term as curator. 

Take Care,
Jason Phillips
Rocks From Heaven
www.rocksfromheaven.com



Matt Morgan wrote:

> I do not know if the pallasite has anything to do with it, but I am 
> anxiously awaiting the full details of the curatorship.
> Matt
>
> Michael Farmer wrote:
>
>> Matt, that was also a different time, Nininger was the pioneer in 
>> meteoritics, before him, really nobody in the USA cared much for 
>> them, so without him, meteorites would have always taken back burner. 
>> It is clear from reading Nininger's books, which I do often, that he 
>> cared for meteorites more than anyone.
>> This is a different time, real money is involved, and commercial 
>> dealers have NO PLACE in being curator of a university collection. 
>> Honorary position is fine, but it seems Marvin has been given the 
>> gold key. I wonder if Fukang has anything to do with it? Does Uof A 
>> know that they are holding a stolen treasure from China?
>> Mike Farmer
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Morgan" 
>> <mmorgan at mhmeteorites.com>
>> To: "Michael Farmer" <meteoritehunter at comcast.net>
>> Cc: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 8:23 AM
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] UofA giving collection to dealer control.
>>
>>
>>> One of the "Gods" of meteoritics, H.H. Nininger was also a dealer 
>>> named curator of the "Colorado Museum of Natural History".  I am not 
>>> saying I agree with the UofA decision, and I understand Mike's 
>>> viewpoint entirely, but the precedent has been set.  The difference 
>>> here may be the fact that Nininger stopped dealing once appointed as 
>>> curator. Is this the case for the SW-Meteorite Lab? If it is, then 
>>> fine, give him a chance. If not, then something is terribly wrong.
>>>
>>> Matt Morgan
>>>
>>> Michael Farmer wrote:
>>>
>>>> The more I think of this, the more outraged I am.
>>>> I have donated tens of thousands of $$$ of meteorites to the UofA, 
>>>> and now they have been turned over to the control of a meteorite 
>>>> dealer.
>>>> I wonder if some of them will be submitted at the auction in 
>>>> Tucson? This is in my opinion a huge conflict of interest. How can 
>>>> they do that? Why not put Christies in charge of the Smithsonian 
>>>> art collection, and Butterfields in charge of the American Museum 
>>>> of Natural History? When did Universities start doling out the job 
>>>> to commercial dealers?
>>>> Is anyone outraged at this?
>>>> No more donations to the UofA for me, I might find my Moon and Mars 
>>>> rocks on http://www.meteorite-lab.com/.
>>>>
>>>> This is total bunk, I guess museums are for sale.
>>>>
>>>> Mike Farmer
>>>>
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