Hello All, As I was saying about a week ago I have few samples of this meteorite I have just gotten I am willing to send out. I should probley look up Wassen's e-mail and see if he is interseted in looking at them. If someone has it handy please send it to me and I will see what he thinks. Other then that I am meeting with my Universtiy next week and maybe I can test them in one of their labs. I'm really busy so I prefer to send them to Wasson...who is kinda the metal expert...:-) I would just do a simple nickle test....:-) Here is information that was giving to me a couple months ago form the first seller when they first started being sold. I think they are probley impactite but they look more like meteorite shale then the impactite in my collection. He has also printed a little information sheet with the ones I received...... Eagle Butte Alberta, Canada Lat. 49.70; Long: -110.58 Diam. (km): 19; Age (My): 65 +/-. The composition of the fragments are about 80%Fe and 20%Ni. Its between the Bearpaw and Oldman formations Cretaceous/Tertiary. I knew about the crater for years, but figured it was only an impact blast crater until I met the landowner who's property borders a part of the crater. I met him through my grandfather, they used to ranch together in the old days. He has had lots of people ask for permission to explore the crater, but he turns them away. Government and Geologists, Paleontologist's alike tried getting permission and were denied as well. I am one of the lucky ones I guess, I found several fragments small and large. Who says it's what you know to get anywhere in this world, It's who you know that will get you there. I am permitted to enter his property and explore and collect as I please. Not to many large fragments were found but there are some buried deeper. Detectors go wild there. There are probably 100 or more collectors who have the Eagle Butte specimens but only few sell them. I am probably the first in this part of Alberta to sell mine. It is an Iron meteorite crater though. All specimens are magnetic and quite heavy and others are heat glazed. I am purchasing a scale soon to measure their weights and try to sell more. Check out my auctions and see what you think. I can sell or trade some to you for a good deal if you interested. Keith Crawford Mark Bostick "The Big Collector" ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 12:01 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [meteorite-list] Re: Eagle Butte - "Dr." Schimpf and the Royal Tyrell Museum
In regard to the rather astonishingly crude and unprofessional emails Matteo
has been receiving from the self-styled member of the Board of Trustees of
the Royal Tyrell Museum in Alberta, I sent a polite email to the Museum,
explaining the situation in nonaccusatory terms, and asking about Dr.
Schimpf's relationship, if any, to the institution. They have very kindly
emailed me back, as follows. The response is not surprising, but gratifying
to know. Hmmm, I just might have a few spare moments to write a little
colorful email today....Matteo, what was that email address for "Dr."
Schimpf, again?!
(Anyone else?)
Gregory
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Dear Mr. Wilson,
In response to your recent email, the Royal Tyrrell Museum is not governed by
a board of trustees. Our Cooperating Society, which is a non-profit
organization which supports the operation of the Museum, is made up of a
10-member board. However, T.L. Schimpf is not one of its members - nor have
we heard of this individual.
The Royal Tyrrell Museum focuses on Alberta's palaeontological history and is
not directly involved in the study or exhibition of meteorites.
I hope this clears up any misunderstandings.
Sincerely,
Marty Eberth
Media and Community Relations
Royal Tyrrell Museum
PO Box 7500 Drumheller, Alberta, Canada T0J 0Y0
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Dear good Museum folks,
A person by the name of T.L. Schimpf has been defending the sale of an
alleged Canadian "meteorite" on ebay, named "Eagle Butte". This meteorite
name is not recognized by the Meteoritical Society, and potential buyers have
been emailing this person accordingly, questioning the "meteorite's"
authenticity. There have alledgedly been email responses from this Dr.
Schimpf, who claims to be on your Museum's Board of Trustees, which have been
threatening, obscene and astonishingly unprofessional.
If this person is not associated with your Museum, and is merely dishonestly
claiming to be, I think it's important that you know that someone is
fraudulently representing you. And if this person does represent your
Museum (and is doing such a poor job of it) and is knowingly endorsing the
sale of a fraudulent meteorite, I would think you would want to know that,
too.
Either way, it appears your good Museum may have a problem. Those of us
concerned are only interested in establishing the truth, so I welcome your
comments. Thank you very much.
Gregory Wilson
I.M.C.A. #5877
2118 Wilshire Blvd #918
Santa Monica, CA 90403
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