[meteorite-list] NWA Meteorites

[Galactic Stone & Ironworks]

Greetings Aziz and List!

The meteorites from NWA have been a boon to collectors and science
alike.  Despite some of the misconceptions about provenance, their
importance cannot be overlooked.  This is a special time to be a
meteorite collector and I feel fortunate to have NWA meteorites
represented (in force) in my collection.  In the days before the
internet and the Saharan gold rush, owning large specimens of rare
types was an impossibility for most private collectors.  Now, thanks
to Morocco, I can possess large baseball-sized carbonaceous chondrites
(like NWA 6026) that were previously unavailable to the average
collector.  All of the most exotic types are now represented in
collection cabinets in private homes, universities, and museums.

It is timely that you mention this, Aziz, because I am working to
produce a tribute (of sorts) to the NWA Saharan meteorites and their
origins.  I will make an announcement on the list when this project is
ready for the public. :)

FWIW, I could sing praises to the NWA meteorites, but nobody can do it
more eloquently than Martin Altmann - his expertise and views on the
NWA meteorite dynamic explain the benefits of this exchange far better
than I can.

Best regards and happy huntings!

MikeG

On 3/31/10, Abdelaziz Alhyane <abdelaziz_alhyane at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi listers,
>  I got reolies, one the guys suggested April 1st as a NWA DAY! i'm wondring
> where is the IMCA? or even what is IMCA?  Hi IMCA can you talk ?
>
> I don't think i can think those who replied me? but sure, the NWAs they have
> will do it! because we are not talking about persons here, we do about NWA
> METEORITES
>
> Best
>
> Aziz, ( Saffron  Guy)
>
> --- On Wed, 3/31/10, Abdelaziz Alhyane <abdelaziz_alhyane at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Abdelaziz Alhyane <abdelaziz_alhyane at yahoo.com>
>> Subject: [meteorite-list] NWA Meteorites
>> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>> Date: Wednesday, March 31, 2010, 6:59 PM
>> Dear list Members,
>>
>>  Lets talk a little bet about NWA sceintifacally and in
>> marketing. what did NWA stones offer to sceince? Do you
>> appreciate NWA, it's obly 3 letters, but has done great for
>> sceince, collectors and dealers, don't you have anything to
>> say to NWA ? can we have a special day for NWA? can we
>> celibrate it? and call it NWA DAY ? any word as a gift to
>> those great meteorites were found in NWA?
>>
>>
>>
>> My best
>> Aziz (saffron guy)
>>
>>
>>
>>
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