[meteorite-list] What private collector has the most localities?

[Pete Pete]

If it weren't for specks, I'd never have the priviledge of owning six Lunars and two Martians, and some other rare types.

When you have a decent microscope, size becomes less of an issue.

 

Also, if I sneeze and lose one, replacement won't kill me!;)

 

Pete
 


> Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:45:49 -0400
> From: meteoritemike at gmail.com
> To: jl at hc.fdn.com
> CC: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] What private collector has the most localities?
> 
> Hi List,
> 
> Some very interesting replies, here and in private. I want to thank
> everyone for indulging me on this question.
> 
> A couple of thoughts about specimen "viability" or "validity" in terms
> of size. As someone who deals mostly in sub-gram micromounts, I have
> had a lot of dealings with collectors who purchase tiny micro crumbs
> and specks. In my experience, I have not met any collectors who
> acquire tiny specimens by choice. I have never met a collector who
> could afford a larger specimen, but turned it down to buy a speck.
> 100% of the time, in my experience, the buyers of sub-gram micros are
> constrained by economics. I'm sure all of them (myself included)
> would love to collect only large 1kg specimens, or at least something
> big enough to see and handle without using tweezers and a loupe. But,
> many of us have to choose between buying food or gasoline, and buying
> meteorites, so rather than forgo having a given specimen in our
> cabinets, we'd like to have *something* represented in our
> collections, so we purchase low-cost, sub-gram micros.
> 
> snip...