[meteorite-list] Further precision re "Bessey Specks"

[Darryl Pitt]

Indeed!!  And the "Bessey Speck" moniker should also stick as Dean  
reveled in his BSing ;-)  and weathered a tsunami of criticism  
initially for spec-ulating.
(Myself and a couple of others ran and took cover.)


On Oct 18, 2006, at 2:13 PM, Martin Horejsi wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I think the real issue behind the Bessey Speck, and as to why the
> moniker of "Bessey" should remain attached to such sized samples is
> that Dean Bessey, to my knowledge anyway, was the first dealer with
> enough gall to mass market almost-microscopic, almost comical,
> individual samples of a diverse array of meteorites.
>
> Most of us either gathered up the material until a reasonable amount
> (whatever that means) of dust and/or fragments was combined into a
> single container and offered for sale. Dean, on the other hand,
> separated out and sold the particles INDIVIDUALLY!
>
> And if published documentation of the term "Bessey Speck" is needed,
> then look no further then Kevin Kichinka's book:
> http://www.theartofcollectingmeteorites.com/
>
> Just my thoughts as one who has been known to sell "Bessey Specks."
>
> Cheers,
>
> Martin
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