As a meteorite hunter, collector and one who shares with the scientific community, collectors, museums and others, I can say that most who are tasked with cutting any meteorite preserve the cuttings to be sold in small pieces and even the cutting dust and metal shavings are saved and used in a variety of ways. As an artist I can appreciate the workmanship and beauty of the skull and wish I had some of the ancient artifacts made from meteoritic materials.
Best Regards, Greg ==================== Greg Hupe The Hupe Collection [email protected] www.NaturesVault.net (Online Catalog & Reference Site) www.LunarRock.com (Online Planetary Meteorite Site) NaturesVault (Facebook, Pinterest & eBay) http://www.facebook.com/NaturesVault http://pinterest.com/NaturesVault IMCA 3163 ==================== Click here for my current eBay auctions: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault From: michael kelly via Meteorite-list Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2018 9:42 PM To: John Lutzon ; [email protected] Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Skull Carved Out of an Iron Meteorite Guess the real questionis where did the scrap go? I can admire the craftsmanship. And i am sure it presents a challenging medium to work. I can also imagine 15 lbs of srap going into a rubbish bin :( probably more scrapped than i will ever be lucky enough to tuck into my collection. On Thursday, September 13, 2018, 9:31:33 PM EDT, John Lutzon via Meteorite-list <[email protected]> wrote: Maybe this 3rd post will get posted.....? I really need Someone to explain to me why it is totally acceptable for someone to cut/slice and/or bathe in acid every meteorite they can get their hands on (some very rare) and then sell them at a considerable profit and possibly make a living---but to shape it into Any other shape is a shame. I hope I spelled Hypocrisy correctly. Hopefully this skull will wind up in a museum and be preserved for hundreds if not thousands of years---long after the average collector's specimens are long gone. Love ya Anne, John ______________________________________________ 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________ 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
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