[meteorite-list] samples

[Laurence Garvie]

The other problem that clogs the system is the huge number of non- 
meteorites that get sent for classification. Of the ca. 500 to 1000  
"meteorites" that get sent per year to Arizona State University by the  
public for validation, only about 5 or 10 are actually meteorites.  
While most are obviously not meteorites, it is till time consuming to  
open each packet, examine the material, write a small blurb about why  
it is not a meteorite, pack it up again, and send it back to the  
owner. Of the actual meteorites, most are small weathered OCs.


Laurence Garvie
meteorites.asu.edu