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--- "D. Hill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ha scritto: > Dear Meteorite-List, > > Dr. Lauretta and Marvin Killgore asked me to post > this message to the List. > > -Dolores Hill > > > > From: Dante Lauretta > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 1:30 PM > To: '[email protected]' > Subject: UAz Sothwest Meteorite Center > > Greetings meteorite enthusiasts, collectors, and > dealers, > > In response to recent rumors, we are happy to > clarify some misconceptions > about the University of Arizona Southwest Meteorite > Center. We have > established the Southwest Meteorite Center to > preserve the dwindling supply > of extraterrestrial materials for future > generations. This Center represents > a unique collaboration between a (former) meteorite > dealer and a meteorite > scientist. History shows that meteorites have always > been collected and > always will be collected. Private collectors and > dealers have made important > contributions to meteorite science. We hope to > address the tensions that > currently exist between the commercial and > scientific meteorite communities > and establish a productive relationship between > meteorite scientists, > dealers, and collectors. > > Our goals are as follows: We have established an > organization that will > benefit both the scientific and commercial meteorite > communities. We will > educate future generations of meteorite scientists, > dealers, collectors and > the general public about the importance of studying > and preserving > meteorites. It is our goal to have the Southwest > Meteorite Center become a > leader in meteorite research and education. We > intend to become a > world-class meteorite repository and house one of > the largest meteorite > collections in the world. We will curate this > material to the highest > standards and ensure that it is accessible to both > researchers and the > general public. We aspire to provide rapid and > accurate classification of > any meteorite sample brought to our center. > > Marvin Killgore has ceased his business as a > meteorite dealer. The Southwest > Meteorite Lab will not be selling meteorites at the > Tucson show. However, > you will still have the opportunity to talk and > visit with Marvin about the > University of Arizona's Southwest Meteorite Center > in Room 121 at the Inn > Suites from Jan. 28 - Feb. 11 (9 A.M.-6 P.M.). > Exquisite meteorites, > posters, and educational materials will be on > display. > > Meteorites that were donated to the University of > Arizona will never be > sold. In accordance with existing policy, Donor's > wishes will be honored > and all meteorites deposited at the University of > Arizona will be used > solely for public education and research. > > If anybody has any questions or concerns about the > goals and objectives of > the Southwest Meteorite Center they are strongly > encouraged to contact Dante > Lauretta ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) or Marvin > Killgore > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) to discuss the details. > > Dante Lauretta > Marvin Killgore > Tucson, AZ > Jan. 20th, 2006 > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > M come Meteorite - Matteo Chinellato Via Triestina 126/A - 30030 - TESSERA, VENEZIA, ITALY Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sale Site: http://www.mcomemeteorite.it Collection Site: http://www.mcomemeteorite.info MSN Messanger: spacerocks at hotmail.com EBAY.COM:http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/mcomemeteorite/ ___________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger with Voice: chiama da PC a telefono a tariffe esclusive http://it.messenger.yahoo.com ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
