Maybe it was here
http://www.michaelbloodmeteorites.com/MMT.html
Matt
Jason Phillips wrote:
Hello Matt and List,
I wish I could find where it was that I read that, maybe someone can
give us the source. I think, meaning this could be wrong, that his
wife was going to continue to sell meteorites that they had in stock.
Take Care,
Jason
Rocks From Heaven
www.rocksfromheaven.com
Matt Morgan wrote:
What about his other employees? I assume they would have to as well...?
Matt
Jason Phillips wrote:
Hello List,
I remember reading recently that Marvin was suspending his selling
of meteorites during his trial term as curator.
Take Care,
Jason Phillips
Rocks From Heaven
www.rocksfromheaven.com
Matt Morgan wrote:
I do not know if the pallasite has anything to do with it, but I am
anxiously awaiting the full details of the curatorship.
Matt
Michael Farmer wrote:
Matt, that was also a different time, Nininger was the pioneer in
meteoritics, before him, really nobody in the USA cared much for
them, so without him, meteorites would have always taken back
burner. It is clear from reading Nininger's books, which I do
often, that he cared for meteorites more than anyone.
This is a different time, real money is involved, and commercial
dealers have NO PLACE in being curator of a university collection.
Honorary position is fine, but it seems Marvin has been given the
gold key. I wonder if Fukang has anything to do with it? Does Uof
A know that they are holding a stolen treasure from China?
Mike Farmer
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Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] UofA giving collection to dealer
control.
One of the "Gods" of meteoritics, H.H. Nininger was also a dealer
named curator of the "Colorado Museum of Natural History". I am
not saying I agree with the UofA decision, and I understand
Mike's viewpoint entirely, but the precedent has been set. The
difference here may be the fact that Nininger stopped dealing
once appointed as curator. Is this the case for the SW-Meteorite
Lab? If it is, then fine, give him a chance. If not, then
something is terribly wrong.
Matt Morgan
Michael Farmer wrote:
The more I think of this, the more outraged I am.
I have donated tens of thousands of $$$ of meteorites to the
UofA, and now they have been turned over to the control of a
meteorite dealer.
I wonder if some of them will be submitted at the auction in
Tucson? This is in my opinion a huge conflict of interest. How
can they do that? Why not put Christies in charge of the
Smithsonian art collection, and Butterfields in charge of the
American Museum of Natural History? When did Universities start
doling out the job to commercial dealers?
Is anyone outraged at this?
No more donations to the UofA for me, I might find my Moon and
Mars rocks on http://www.meteorite-lab.com/.
This is total bunk, I guess museums are for sale.
Mike Farmer
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