[meteorite-list] Unclassified NWAs: What's the attraction?

[STARSANDSCOPES at aol.com]

WOW!  I can't remain silent.  MOST of us are interested in the  rocks, you 
know the material that came from out of this world.  I've heard  it said "There 
is no such thing as an ordinary chondrite" and that applies to  all rocks from 
space.

Your argument belongs in a Bennie Baby Club.   Why collect any with bent 
tags?  Or Pokemon, Why collect any that aren't  first edition?

With meteorites, it is MUCH more than the  collecting!!!!
 
Tom



In a message dated 1/12/2008 12:07:51 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
bobl at peaktopeak.com writes:
Hi all,

I've seen on some websites that  dealers are selling unclassified NWAs.
Maybe it's because I'm such a newbie,  but I don't understand why anyone
would want to buy them, especially if they  look like just a typical ordinary
chondrite or iron?  It's just a space  rock that was found somewhere in NWA
(not a specific place) and isn't even  classified yet, so you don't know if
it's an H, L, LL, etc.  Do people  buy them because they are cheap, or
because they are a mystery, or for some  other reason?  If someone else gets
one classified, you have no way to  know if the one you just bought is paired
with it, or another one or is  unpaired.  There is no record, so no way to
find out later.

I'm  sorry if this has been talked about on this list before.  I've  been
lurking for only a couple months and hadn't seen it  mentioned.

Thanks for any  feedback!

Regards,

Bob

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