[meteorite-list] Samples

[Michael Farmer]

A major part of the problem are the people hunting in
Nevada/California, submitting every 2 or 3 gram
chondrite they find, it has clogged the whole system.
Michael Farmer
--- JKGwilliam <h3chondrite at cox.net> wrote:

> I know that many of the Arizona meteorite hunters
> had loyalties to 
> University of Arizona and/or Arizona State
> University in the 
> past.   Several years ago, it wasn't unusual to get
> a classification 
> (free) done in just a few months depending on who
> you knew at which 
> school and what you relationship to them was. The
> Arizona 
> universities were excited to see more Arizona
> material start showing 
> up. But as time went by and meteorite hunting
> popularity increased, 
> so did  the amount of material submitted to labs for
> 
> classification.  I don't know if I'm right, but I
> suppose that the 
> meteorite scientists might have lost their interest
> in the common 
> stuff after seeing so much of it.  Prior to that,
> there was very 
> little material submitted for classification.
> 
> Just my opinion,
> John
> At 12:17 PM 12/29/2007, Mark Crawford wrote:
> >John/list,
> >
> >At the risk of sounding naive, why /wouldn't/ you
> pay for 
> >professional classification?  If Bessey's fee of
> around $80 is 
> >typical (and I admit, I don't know if that's the
> case), why would 
> >you risk lost samples or interminable delays?  Why
> not just add an 
> >extra buck/gramme to the sale price?
> >
> >I guess what I'm asking is, what's the
> non-financial reason for 
> >lodging with a non-fee-charging establishment?  Do
> 'professional' 
> >labs only validate a limited range of types (eg -
> Bathurst don't do 
> >irons)? Do you have no say over where the type
> specimen gets lodged?
> >
> >Mark
> >
> >
> >JKGwilliam wrote:
> >>I suppose the only solution is to pay for the
> classification 
> >>services so true "professionals" will be handling
> your 
> >>specimen.  Please don't misunderstand my use of
> the word 
> >>"professional."  I'm talking about scientists who
> are also business 
> >>professionals.
> 
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