Re: [meteorite-list] How To Collect Meteorites

2002-10-21 Thread Rafael B. Torres
Hello list, as you all know Im a small collector, and I think this is a nice way to start a collection, after all you start by something, and in 1 year and a half Ive collected 32 meteorites total. The way I do it is at first I just bought small specimens, as much as my small budget allows (Im

[meteorite-list] How To Collect Meteorites

2002-10-20 Thread almitt
Hello all, Don't know if this subject has come up before (probably has) but thought I would try to start a thread that might be useful to all the collectors out there on how you might collect. Don't want to suggest that I have all the answers on how different people collect or even how one should

Re: [meteorite-list] How To Collect Meteorites

2002-10-20 Thread Steven Schoner
--- Bernd Pauli HD [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello AL and List, Listees, and Listoids, Ever since I purchased a microscope, I also try to get a thin section: individual + slice + thin section Bernd I agree, In fact, over the years I have been in the process of cleaning house and

Re: [meteorite-list] How To Collect Meteorites

2002-10-20 Thread martinh
Al kindly wrote: Don't know if this subject has come up before (probably has) but thought I would try to start a thread that might be useful to all the collectors out there on how you might collect. snip... Hi Al and all, In the current (October 02) issue of the Meteorite

[meteorite-list] How To Collect Meteorites Part 2

2002-10-20 Thread almitt
Hello again, One thing I left out on the last (long message) is a thin section is also a good way to go. (disclaimer: I sell thin sections and in no way am I promoting this here. There are other good sources for these but they offer a good choice with good surface area over very small costly

Re: [meteorite-list] How To Collect Meteorites

2002-10-20 Thread SSachs9056
To Al and list,. That's a great write-up about that subject Al. I can't recall either if that particular subject has been broached. Invariably, when collecting, one might also consider having a traveling collection put together as well. Small slices / specimens of the different representative

Re: [meteorite-list] How To Collect Meteorites

2002-10-20 Thread Bernd Pauli HD
almitt wrote: Don't know if this subject has come up before (probably has) but thought I would try to start a thread that might be useful to all the collectors out there on how you might collect. Don't want to suggest that I have all the answers on how different people collect or even how one