[meteorite-list] Name?

Darren Garrison cynapse at charter.net
Thu Dec 25 16:51:39 EST 2008


On Thu, 25 Dec 2008 13:46:12 -0800 (PST), you wrote:

>I was wondering what the proper name for someone who studies/hunts/collects meteorites. I had heard it was meteoricist but that might be wrong.
>
>Sent from my iPhone

A scientist who studies meteorites is called a "meteoriticist".  A person who
hunts/collects meteorites is called an "obsessed nut".

Sent from my dEsktop.



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