[meteorite-list] Darryl Futrell (+) (also, question about Futrell Collection)

[Norm Lehrman]

All,

I just attempted to email the individual who acquired the Futrell estate tektite 
collection on behalf of a new museum, but the email I have no longer works.  The 
museum is apparently still under development and doesn't seem to have a website 
as yet, but it will be located in the 34 mile-diameter Charlevoix, Quebec impact 
structure located about 105 km N of Quebec City. A summary inventory listing of 
the  specimens in this collection is stll posted on our website.  Futrell's 
tektite/meteorite library and files also went with the estate collection.

While he was yet living, Futrell  sold/donated a substantial collection of 
important pieces to the Corning Museum of Glass.

Hardly any of the estate collection had the painted labels that Paul correctly 
tabulated below.  Possibly this was due to a progression to almost total 
blindness in his final years.  I have often imagined him holding and exploring 
his final remaining much-loved pieces by touch---

Cheers,
Norm
www.TektiteSource.com



----- Original Message ----
From: Paul Harris <paul at meteorite.com>
To: MikeG <meteoritemike at gmail.com>; meteorite-list 
<Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Mon, August 13, 2012 5:32:13 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Darryl Futrell (+) (also, question about Futrell 
Collection)

Hi Mike and List,

Yes those are Futrell specimens.  Darryl did not number all of his 
specimens.

FA = Australite
FB = Bediasites
FC = Moldavites
FD = Darwin Glass
FG = Georgites
FH = Hainan
FJ = Javanites
FIT = Thailand Splash Form
FL = Laos
FM = Malaysia
FO = Cambodian
FP =  Phillippinite
FR = Ivory Coast
FT = Thailand Muong Nong
FTT = Billitonites
FU = Brunei
FV = Vietnam
FY = Libyan Desert Glass
FZ = Zhamanshinite and Irghizite

To learn a little more about Darryl please see the following page.
http://www.meteorite.com/Darryl_Futrell/index.htm

Thanks,

Paul



On 8/13/2012 2:52 PM, MikeG wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> I received a lot of replies regarding the tektites with painted
> labels.  I think both are Futrell pieces.  I uploaded some photos to
> Photobucket.  Links are below.  First specimen is a Philippinite and
> the second is a Muong Nong.
>
> Philippinite (27g) -
> http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj24/Meteoritethrower/Meteorites/fp160.jpg
>
> Philippinite - 
>http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj24/Meteoritethrower/Meteorites/fp-160-2.jpg
>
> Muong Nong (161g) -
> http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj24/Meteoritethrower/Meteorites/ft-649.jpg
>
> Muong Nong - 
>http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj24/Meteoritethrower/Meteorites/ft-649-2.jpg
>
> Muong Nong - 
>http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj24/Meteoritethrower/Meteorites/ft-649-3.jpg
>
> Best regards,
>
> MikeG
>

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