Being here in Davis, and despite UC Davis not having a meteoritics lab, I
have been assisted in having an occasional thin section made, not only for
my own curious self but for the hungry graduate-student's wonders... (and,
despite years of seeing rights and countless wrongs, there is still this
pesky one which someday I spring on everyone...drat the crust issues, since
the mass is large and the thin-section was made from the exfoliating
material...but that's another story...)
Mostly my comment is to encourage Greg's suggestion. There must be
countless universities willing to break out of minerology and into
meteoritics.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Catterton" <[email protected]>
To: "Adam" <[email protected]>; "Adam Hupe"
<[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2010 12:42 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite testing locations -Was
meteoritemillionaire
With some of the larger or more well known places stopping public testing, I
would like to offer up a suggestion for those that want to have meteorites
tested.
Try to contact your local state colleges for those in the USA. Even smaller
colleges may have a geology lab that can work on meteorites, but often do
not have the funding to do so.
Be kind, give them a little more then required and you may end up with a
great resource for having meteorites tested. Thats how I did it when I could
not find anyone who wanted to test my material.
Greg Catterton
www.wanderingstarmeteorites.com
IMCA member 4682
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--- On Sun, 9/12/10, Adam Hupe <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Adam Hupe <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Another meteorite millionaire wannabe
To: "Adam" <[email protected]>
Date: Sunday, September 12, 2010, 3:16 PM
I forgot to mention NAU is now off of
the public classification services list
along with ASU; two very prominent meteorite classification
powerhouses now gone
within the last year and both from Arizona. They seem
to be dropping out one by
one at an alarming rate.
I am not trying to be overly dramatic. I just see
things going the wrong way
the last couple of years. More and more land is now
off limits including my
home state of Washington. This really upsets me
because I tied a goal around
finding one there. The late Richard O. Norton warned
that this could happen
over a decade ago. He was one of the first to
recognize that responsibility
would translate into preservation if managed
properly. I listened to him for
several hours at a private party in Tucson over ten years
ago and his points
were well received. I feel almost guilty for being so
complacent but now will
openly mention issues that bother me.
Best Regards and happy Hunting,
Adam
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