I know it was not a sterile environment, barely anything on earth is, but I would think that as soon as academia showed up, they would have never wanted it touched again. The less contamination the better if it going to be examined by NASA and by University. Even Tagish lake, which fell on frozen lake water was 'contaminated', but since it was collected so carefully (by Jim Brook ), without skin contact, and the pieces kept frozen, it was much more valuable to science because of that. Also, scientists that collect in Antarctica essentially do the same thing. Just an observation. I know that if I had ever witnessed a fall and came up upon a suspected piece, I would photo it in situ, GPS if possible, and then collect it with gloves.
CharlyV -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of stan . Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 11:39 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: FW: [meteorite-list] Re: Berthoud fall why would you use gloves? it was dug out of a hole in the ground - hardly a sterile environment... >From: "Charles Viau" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: FW: [meteorite-list] Re: Berthoud fall >Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 22:55:02 -0400 > >Holding a fresh fall, without gloves, and not an ordinary chondrite, but >perhaps a Eucrite or one of the SNC's... Is it just me, or was that a >bungled recovery? > >CharlyV > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matt >Morgan >Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 7:30 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Re: Berthoud fall > >Try this!!!!! ><http://www.colorado.edu/fiske/BerthoudMeteoriteinHands.jpg> >DROOOOOL >matt > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 5:28 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Re: Berthoud fall > > > >Hi all >Here is a photo from 9 news. Not real great but still worth a look. > ><http://www.9news.com/acm_news.aspx?OSGNAME=KUSA&IKOBJECTID=896d3d3c-0ab >e-421a >-013d-a90af9fa6099&TEMPLATEID=0c76dce6-ac1f-02d8-0047-c589c01ca7bf> > >Enjoy >Mike > > >Mike Jensen IMCA 4264 >Bill Jensen IMCA 2359 >Jensen Meteorites >16730 E Ada PL >Aurora, CO 80017-3137 >303-337-4361 >______________________________________________ >Meteorite-list mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > >______________________________________________ >Meteorite-list mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > >______________________________________________ >Meteorite-list mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list _________________________________________________________________ Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
