[meteorite-list] NWA998 and Steve Schoner's Polarizer

[Jim Strope]

Thanks for the Compliments on my current NWA 998 Auction package, Mark. http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/catchafallingstar.com/   I must admit that I have never been a big thin section collector, although I do have a few to compliment some of my specimens.  But when I sold a thin section of NWA 998 to Steve Schoner he sent me one of his polarizers as a gift.  Now, this invention of Steve's is really cool and makes viewing thin sections effortless.  So, maybe Steve's polarizer will help create a lot of thin section collectors.  I know it sure has changed my opinion of thin section collecting.   Hurry up and get these into production, Steve!!!   Jim Strope 421 Fourth Street Glen Dale, WV  26038   Catch a Falling Star Meteorites http://www.catchafallingstar.com ----- Original Message ----- From: MARK BOSTICK To: Meteorite List Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2003 8:22 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Stropes NWA998 and Dealer Refund Comment Hello List, Thought I would follow Steve Schoner's lead and share photos of my NWA998 thin section that I got from Jim Strope as well. Jim's currant auction is a great value and had I not already had the thin section I would seriously consider bidding. NWA998 through Schoner's Polarview and my microscope http://www.meteoritearticles.com/files/NWA998ts.JPG NWA998 using only Schoner's Polarview http://www.meteoritearticles.com/files/NWA998polarview.JPG Note: Photos were taken through my camera (Nikon 990) but not touched up. The photo using only the Polarview was the first time I had tried to use it by itself and was surprized how great it turned out. I don't have any good light inside my house so I took it outdoors and was holding it up funny trying to get the camera under it. This attracted the attention of some of the neighborhood kids. They ran across ot my porch and asked, "What are you taking a photo of?" (I buy the neighborhood kids ice cream from time to time if they agree to leave the rocks outside my door alone...so they always look to see what I am up to). "A Mars rock." I calmly answered. "Really" One of them replied. "No Way!" declared another. Kids being kids, one shoved one of the others and was quickly insulted. "Your a Mars rocks!" "No you are!" Then they ran off....perhaps to bother another neighbor in hopes of getting free ice cream. Anyway, my point in this story is that the kids saw the Mars rock as not believable. Something made up. Unreal or at the best surreal. Much like out currant "Dealer Refund" string. So to the person asking for a refund from Steve Arnold. You my friend, are a Mars rock. PS, here is a link to Jim's auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2180703252&category=3239 Mark Bostick www.MeteoriteArticles.com Please visit, www.MeteoriteArticles.com, a free on-line archive of meteor and meteorite articles.