Hi all, I've seen on some websites that dealers are selling unclassified NWAs. Maybe it's because I'm such a newbie, but I don't understand why anyone would want to buy them, especially if they look like just a typical ordinary chondrite or iron? It's just a space rock that was found somewhere in NWA (not a specific place) and isn't even classified yet, so you don't know if it's an H, L, LL, etc. Do people buy them because they are cheap, or because they are a mystery, or for some other reason? If someone else gets one classified, you have no way to know if the one you just bought is paired with it, or another one or is unpaired. There is no record, so no way to find out later.
I'm sorry if this has been talked about on this list before. I've been lurking for only a couple months and hadn't seen it mentioned. Thanks for any feedback! Regards, Bob ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
