[meteorite-list] AD: METEORITE CLASSIFICATION SERVICE

[stan .]

Michael,

This is a somewhat touchy subject that I'm about to bring up, so I will just 
come out and say it.

Nothing against Killgore or Dr. Lauretta personally, but lets not forget 
that their new meteorite center was founded because of the 'private 
collecting community cutting up and distributing rare material' their 
mission statement seems to sugest their goal as keeping rare material off 
the collector's market.

While there is some convincing arguments that could be had about preserving 
meteorites, I feel there is even more argument for allowing the collecting 
community to continue what it has been doing - collecting metorites.

Why should collectors and dealers alike patronize a facility that thinks 
they shouldnt have the very stones the facility is classifying for them? It 
seems like a case of not just letting the wolf guard the hen house, but 
giving him a bib, knife, fork, bottle of BBQ sauce and a rotisserie cooker 
to boot!





>         I am just wondering how you can "disagree" with a statement
>that something MAY be available to people and the suggestion that
>they check it out for themselves?
>         It doesn't sound like you have called Dr. Lauretta  at the number
>I posted.
>         Jeez, Mark - it seems like you must have something going on other
>than what is on the surface of this information.
>         I'll give Dr. Lauretta a call myself and let y'all know what he 
>has
>to say.
>         Best wishes, Michael