[meteorite-list] Meteorite testing locations -Was meteorite millionaire

[Greg Catterton]

With some of the larger or more well known places stopping public testing, I would like to offer up a suggestion for those that want to have meteorites tested.

Try to contact your local state colleges for those in the USA. Even smaller colleges may have a geology lab that can work on meteorites, but often do not have the funding to do so.

Be kind, give them a little more then required and you may end up with a great resource for having meteorites tested. Thats how I did it when I could not find anyone who wanted to test my material.


Greg Catterton
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--- On Sun, 9/12/10, Adam Hupe <raremeteorites at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Adam Hupe <raremeteorites at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Another meteorite millionaire wannabe
> To: "Adam" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Date: Sunday, September 12, 2010, 3:16 PM
> I forgot to mention NAU is now off of
> the public classification services list 
> along with ASU; two very prominent meteorite classification
> powerhouses now gone 
> within the last year and both from Arizona.  They seem
> to be dropping out one by 
> one at an alarming rate.
> 
> I am not trying to be overly dramatic.  I just see
> things going the wrong way 
> the last couple of years.  More and more land is now
> off limits including my 
> home state of Washington.  This really upsets me
> because I tied a goal around 
> finding one there.  The late Richard O. Norton warned
> that this could happen 
> over a decade ago.  He was one of the first to
> recognize that responsibility 
> would translate into preservation if managed
> properly.  I listened to him for 
> several hours at a private party in Tucson over ten years
> ago and his points 
> were well received.  I feel almost guilty for being so
> complacent but now will 
> openly mention issues that bother me.
> 
> 
> Best Regards and happy Hunting,
> 
> Adam
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