[meteorite-list] Speck Issues - Reply to this subject

[Mark]

I have to agree, but I hope and do believe all of my specks came from 
cutting a trade or slice that shattered in the cutting process.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lasse Lindh" <3l at comhem.se>
To: <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 7:24 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Speck Issues - Reply to this subject


> Hi all
>
> Personally I don't like specks or micro mounts, at least the ones with a 
> small tiny something that requires a microscope to see what it is, and 
> then the only thing you see its an unrecognizeable fragment. I think it's 
> useless to buy a tiny fragment of a meteorite if you cannot see what it is 
> or identify it (if it's a 3, 5 or 6 type etc.) or perhaps use it as a 
> reference when id-ying other finds. Somehow I feel that selling and 
> providing specks are dangerous because it can, as several already has 
> mentioned here,  result in valuable meteorites being totally destroyed out 
> of pure greed.
>
> regards
>
> Lasse
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