Article quoted the following: "They wonder how many new finds they'll get access to before the space rocks are sliced into collectible fragments and disappear into private collections."
I think 20% or 20 grams is pretty generous. Some dealers exceed this expectation and others don't. The ones that don't should be forced to adhere or lose official status on their stones. My Question: Isn't this same thing happening with Fukang?, a rare meteorite sliced into ever smaller pieces and put on the market. Some were falsely claiming Fukang as being a new type of ungrouped Pallasite. Donors to the Southwest Meteorite Center get a nice little slice of Fukang presented in acrylic if they provide enough capitol to the organization. Why isn't Fukang being preserved as a main mass for presentation and study? Is something wrong with this philosophy or I am missing something here? Adam ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
