[meteorite-list] Blue crystals aggregates of Halite in Zag specimens

2016-07-07 Thread PAOLO CONTE via Meteorite-list
Hello Listers, For my educational collection, I'm looking for a slice (or endcut) of Zag with blue halite inclusions visible at naked eye. Sincerely, I already had tried to ask to some Listers, but the answer that I always have received is the same: the halite crystals aren’t visible at naked

Re: [meteorite-list] Collections - (was Possible meteorite trades)

2016-07-07 Thread Natural History Laboratory via Meteorite-list
Aloha Everyone, Aside from collecting and selling meteorites, I also collect error coins and currency—the mistakes that the U.S. mint makes and doesn’t want you to have. I guess you could say I have an eye/preference for rare and unusual things. ;) Matthew Martin, M.Ed. Natural History

[meteorite-list] Why do we collect anything?

2016-07-07 Thread Kevin Kichinka via Meteorite-list
Anne Black wondered if "We need a proper definition of what constitutes a collection? (Is it) stuff properly curated and catalogued (or) stuff picked up here and there?" Col-lect- v 1.To bring together in a group; gather; assemble. 2. To accumulate as a hobby or for study. I found insight re

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day

2016-07-07 Thread Paul Swartz via Meteorite-list
Today's Meteorite Picture of the Day: NWA 7484 Contributed by: Fabrice Demoulins http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpodmain.asp?DD=07/07/2016 __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at