Uhhh...Ron Farrell... :( I suggested you contact Darryl Pitt at [EMAIL PROTECTED] He has what you seek. Matt Morgan ----- Original Message ----- From: "marksmethurst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "meteorite-list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 12:05 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] I'm new!
> Hello everyone! > > I'm new to your list. I had contacted a few meteorite dealers that > appear on this list and they recommended that I join the list and post > my request. > > What I require are chemically reduced CV3 meteorites because these are > the most primative type and closely represent the beginnings of our > solar system. I'm sorry that my requirements are specific. > I require 3-4 Calcium Aluminum Inclusions (CAI's) from this type of CV3 > meteorites. The reduced CV3's that I'm aware of are Vigarano, Arch, > Leoville and Efremovka. I need at least three CAI's not all necessarily > from the same CV3. > I heard that a person named Ron Farrell had access to parts of the > Vigarano, do you know him? do you have his email address? I > know that I can obtain the material I need from museums but that's only > after I am at a university pursuing my PhD project. I have my own > project that I am shopping around to top universities, they are very > interested in my project and are willing to accept me but before that > happens I have to apply for a grant. The grant agencies have told me > that they require a preliminary study which becomes my responsibility > since its my project and therefore I pay out of my own pocket. So, thats > why I've gone this route and can only afford small amounts. (I hope that > Mr. Farrell won't mind parting with a CAI from some of his Vigarano). > The CAI's must be whole/intact, as fresh as possible, between 3-5mm in > diameter (hopefully 5mm), sharp boundaries (so it can be easier to > seperate them from the matrix) and NOT near the surface or fusion crust, > I'm trying to avoid any alteration of the CAI due to weathering from the > earth environment or alteration from when the meteorite burned through > the atmosphere. > > Thank you very much, Mark > > Mark T. Smethurst > Email: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
