Hi List, I think it is interesting to note one little nugget of information that is buried in this article -
"...The meteorite's main mass was owned by a private collector Robert Haag, who later contacted Meenakshi Wadhwa from the Arizona State University..." The main mass was purchased and responsibly curated by a private individual. Apparently at his own expense, Mr. Haag bought the mass and then contacted the institutions about putting it into the research system. Also, apparently, Mr. Haag's curation of the mass was good enough for the mass to be considered "preserved" for scientific purposes. As every dealer on this List knows, the original (pre-Haag) asking price for that SM mass was astronomical and no single institution would be able to acquire it. Without Mr. Haag's intervention, it is possible that this mass would not have been preserved or available to science. It may have languished inside a safety deposit box somewhere, or it may have been sliced up like a loaf of bread. We'll never know. For those who are quick to criticize private interests in meteoritics, here is another example of private involvement benefiting everbody. :) Best regards, MikeG -- ------------------------------------------------------------- Web - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone Twitter - http://twitter.com/GalacticStone Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/galacticstone ------------------------------------------------------------- On 8/22/13, Tom Randall <[email protected]> wrote: > http://bit.ly/16zKbTL > > Regards! > > Tom > > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
