Hi
Maybe SOMEONE should make a Private Lab with 10?, 20? scientist, where
classification of L6 will cost 100$ and achondrite 200$ and waiting time
will be month for chondrite and 2 weeks for achondrite. This only one lab or
any other insitution should also have a right to give names for meteorites,
now only slow Met Society, who do this one time per 6 months as I know.
This lab should give certificates not only with scientific data but also
with specimen photo.
Then all slices from main mass should have copy of this certificate, not
only a small dealer card with hands writen informations where also You can
write what You want.
I have often times woundered why no one in the industry has done this - even if it wasnt NomCom sanctioned - if the science behind the analysis was accurate I dont think it would matter. A thin section can be made and analysis done on a microprobe in a day if you have all of the equipment sitting infront of you. What dealer wouldnt cough up a few hundred $ to get an analysis done overnight instead of having to wait months for even sexy meteorites? not to mention having to give up a potentially sizeable chunk of a rare specimin for the type collection.
I have seen nearly new auger microprobes go for 20 or 30k$ before on the secondary market although a SIMS would be needed to do O isotopse. I guess the main stumbling block would be finding an experienced scientist willing to do the work if the equipment were to be provided - there isnt exactly any 'how to classify meteorites for dummies' books floating around out there.
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