[meteorite-list] Hello

[Göran Axelsson]

Hi Ed!

I was a newbie two years ago with a number of years as a rock collector 
before that, so we share a common ground.

Meteorites are a wonderful hobby but you already know that.  :-)
As you have seen on the list there are some fighting and shouting but 
when you ignore that you realise that it is a wonderful source of 
information and a great place to ask questions.

So, go on and ask your questions. As I always says, there is no stupid 
questions but the ones you don't ask. I think there are more beginners 
out there and we will all learn from the answers.

/Göran

Ed Deckert wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm quite new to the group, but thought that I have been "lurking 
> around" long enough and would like to introduce myself.  My name is Ed 
> Deckert, and I live in North Carolina.  I am brand spanking new to 
> collecting meteorites, but have been collecting terrestrial rocks and 
> minerals for several years. I also do some lapidary work (cutting and 
> polishing rocks and minerals) and hope to apply that to meteorites as 
> well.
>
> Like the proverbial "kid in a candy store," I have been buying up 
> various specimens to start building a collection.  I got bitten by the 
> meteorite bug at a recent Astronomy related event (Tri Star) that is 
> cosponsored by my local Astronomy Club.  I have purchased some bulk 
> NWA material that I am going to make available at next year's Tri Star 
> as a fund raiser for my club, donating all profit to the club 
> (probably at the expense of a few extra bucks on my part giving away 
> some pieces to kids and teachers - but I've been doing similar things 
> with the terrestrial minerals for years, so it actually will feel good.)
>
> I hope to learn much from this group, and I do hope that when I ask a 
> newbie question, nobody takes offense.
>
> Regards for now,
>
> Ed
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