[meteorite-list] What else do you collect?

[Eduardo.]

I started collecting stamps and seashells when I was a small kid.
Then when I was 12 a friend of my father (a micromounter of minerals) 
gave me my first fossils and minerals. I was amazed with the fossil 
seashells and ammonites, as one of my most loved seashells were the 
nautilus. For several years fossils were my main interest, then I turned 
to both minerals and fossils. 
I also like archeology. For the last 20 years I’ve been trying to get 
some representative items of worldwide different cultures.
And about 12 years ago I discovered the meteorites.
My seashell collection is still at my parents house, but did not add 
anything in the last 25 years.
Stamps collecting was dropped several years ago (except for some related 
with minerals, fossils, meteorites and mineral collecting/deposits/mining 
I like).
I have a cabinet with about 300 archealogy pieces (rarely add something 
new here).
And now my three main collecting areas are: Minerals, Fossils and 
Meteorites
Lets start with Minerals: I have over 11000 Micromounts with about 2500 
different species, a fluorescent collection of 300 specimens with over 
150 different minerals, and another 2000 specimens displayed in 12 
cabinets including one with about 150 different pseudomorphs. I 
especially like Sulfides, Fluorites and the Phosphate / Arseniante / 
Vanadate group.
About fossils, I have 7 cabinets with over 600 fossils, and lots of 
drawers, totaling about 1500 more fossil remains, especially cephalopods 
(amonites, nautilus, etc).
And finally my most recent collection: Meteorites. In the beginning they 
were included in my mineral collection, and about 6 years ago I start 
building a separated collection which now consist of  about 340 
meteorites, with over 300 different ones including 100 different falls 
and 100 different not sahara/dag/nwa finds. I have them in 3 cabinets in 
a humidity controlled room.
Eduardo


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> [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Gary
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> Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 7:11 PM
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> Subject: [meteorite-list] What else do you collect?
> 
> As a neophyte collector of meteorites I have amassed about $1K in
> specimens,
> all of which 
> I cherish dearly.  I am learning about preservation as some of my
> specimens
> are beginning 
> to show signs of scaling, kamacite ooze and other such degradations.
> 
> Interestingly enough, along the way I've also become interested in
> terrestrial rocks, 
> fossils, impactites and the like.  I was just wondering;
> 
> What else does everyone collect?
> 
> Gary
> 
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