Hi Carl, What ever happened with your Cat Mountain meteorite? Here Kitty Kitty!
Sonny -----Original Message----- From: Carl Esparza via Meteorite-list <[email protected]> To: bigjohnshea <[email protected]>; Larry Atkins <[email protected]>; Robert Verish <[email protected]> Cc: Robert Verish via Meteorite-list <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, Sep 15, 2015 12:23 pm Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Local to Las Vegas expert needed to rewiew a find. List, A word of warning; if you are in the Vegas area DO NOT let it leave yourhands or chances are you will never see it again anyway . Justsayin!Carl--Love & Life---- Robert Verish via Meteorite-list<[email protected]> wrote: > No Larry, > There actually is aproblem. > John's "opinion" is a common misconception that I even held until Ipersonally learned of this recent trend. > This is a concern that others haveshared with me, and has prompted me to write on this subject in three >separate articles, which essentially said, "Hey, here are some US chondritesthat need to be classified." > Still haven't received any offers. > > Myrequest still stands. > I would like to hear from people with recent experiencein this area that can point me in the direction of > a cheap classifier thatstill accepts small, ordinary chondrites. > I suspect when I find one it willbe outside the US. > > Bob V.> >--------------------------------------------> On Tue, 9/15/15, Larry Atkins viaMeteorite-list <[email protected]> wrote:> > Subject: Re:[meteorite-list] Local to Las Vegas expert needed to rewiew a find.> To:[email protected], [email protected]> Cc:[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2015, 5:28AM> > Hi John, List,> > You may be right about not having a problemgetting a US chondrite classified, however, > if it was found in the Mojavedesert it is likely to get a number instead of a name.> Unfortunately, Nom Comwill likely lump it in with the nearest DCA, > > I'm wondering how muchlonger it will be before the entire Mojave desert is one big> DCA like NWA?> > > > Sincerely,> Larry Atkins> > IMCA # 1941> Ebay alienrockfarm> > > > -----Original> Message-----> From:Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list <[email protected]>> To:mstreman53 <[email protected]>> Cc: Meteorite Mailing List<[email protected]>> Sent: Tue, Sep 15, 2015 5:07 am> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Local to Las Vegas expert needed to rewiew afind.> > > I'd love to see a photo also, but I live in Philadelphia so Iwon't be> seeingthis in person. :-) That aside,I'm assuming from> your postthat this is a"chondrite" native to the> USA, and not just another NWA. I haveabout 25> NWA'sundergoing classification now, and I have more> I'd like toget classified but itis indeed hard to find> a lab that will work on NWAs thatlook like obvious OCs. I> think that is a mistake on their part, because thereare so> many uniquethings to be found in meteorites. > In my opinion, manylabs would thinkdifferently about a> "native" US chondrite, than an NWAchondrite. I> do notthink you will have trouble finding a home for it if> it is a USA find. Cheers,John > > Sent: Monday, September 14, 2015 at 5:47PMFrom: "MEM viaMeteorite-list"> <[email protected]>To: "Meteorite> MailingList"<[email protected]>Subject: [meteorite-list]> Local toLasVegas expert needed to rewiew a find.I am in> contact with a Las Vegasresidentwho has, by all appearances> fair-sized, fresh chondrite. If you arewillingand able to> inspect in person and get her stone into the system,> pleasesend me your contact information for forwarding. Pics> onrequest.Regards,Elton> ______________________________________________> >Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and theArchives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com> Meteorite-list mailinglist> [email protected]>https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list______________________________________________Visitour Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives athttp://www.meteorite-list-archives.comMeteorite-list [email protected]https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
