Hi List!
I still have my first meteorite a 105.9 gram Sikhote Alin explosion
fragment, bought during the Hamburg mineral fair from Jürgen Nauber in
1996! For me its like yesterday, as I came home and my father told me,
that I had spend a lot of money for a grenade or bomb splinter! ;)
Ingo
Hi Michael and list,
Mine is a 154 gram Canyon Diablo bought in 1988 from
(coughBethanycough) I didn't know about them at the time though so
don't fault me for it! I still have it. Since then I've bought many
from the great folks here on the list, including Mike. I think my
meager collec
I have my first meteorite, an 80 gram Canyon Diablo
that I bought when I was 15 years old. I purchased it
for $15.00 from the Planetarium at the UofA. (I guess
they are thieves and greedy scum motivated only by
profit)! ;)
I still have it. My second meteorite was a slice of
Forest B purchased from
I received my first meteorite in 1996, a gift from Dr. William Cassidy, the
Father of the ANSMET (Antarctic Search for Meteorites) Program. It is a 21.2
g Henbury and is proudly displayed in the Natural Sciences Section of my
Living Room along with 78 other meteorites ranging from .001g
LOOK and WONDER
at them!?!
Mark
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To: Ruben Garcia; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Who's still got their first meteorite?
Hi All:
I still have my ve
Hi All,
I do!!
The first time I ever saw a meteorite was at Chabot's Space and Science
Center in Oakland, California in 2001.
http://www.chabotspace.org/
I was taken in by those beautiful "rocks".
I stayed for a long time just looking at whole stones and slices of iron and
stony meteorites
When I first found out that meteorites were avaiable to be bought online, I
was looking for unique Christmas presents. Consequently, the first dozen
meteorites I bought were given away. Then I realized I should be keeping
some of these goodies for myself, and an obsession was born. One of the
Hi All:
I still have my very first meteorite, which I bought on the side of the road
near Winslow, Az. Its a 25 gram Canyon Diablo Iron. Ive had it since 1997
when I was driving from Austin, TX to Long Beach, CA. I very fun trip. I also
(definitely) still have my first find, which I
Dear List;
I have my first meteorite yet, a CD that is 135 grams. I paid $1 a gram
at that time back in 1998.
Dave F.
Pat Brown wrote:
Hi Ruben and the List,
This is a great topic.
I still have the first meteorite I purchased. It is a
small Canyon Diablo.
I also have the first meteorite
ffman could send his report
along, translated maybe, of his visit with him just a month ago.
May you Walter recover quickly,
Sincerely, Moni
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Jerry Flaherty writes:
My first was a generous gift of a 6 gram Gold Basin from John Blennert.
None could be more exciting in anticipation, reception and examination.
Hello Listees and Listoids,
Like so many others, I have to find my first own meteorite yet. But the first
meteorite I purchased
My first was a generous gift of a 6 gram Gold Basin from John Blennet.
None could be more exciting in anticipation, reception and examination
Jerry Flaherty
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Hi Ruben and the List,
This is a great topic.
I still have the first meteorite I purchased. It is a
small Canyon Diablo.
I also have the first meteorite that I found, a small
Tungsten Mountain.
There is also joy in giving away meteorites. This past
Christmas, I gave a small Tungsten Mountain
Hi all,
I'm sure I am atypical. For years I sold, traded,
lost, or gave away just about every meteorite I ever
found. It wasn't till about a year or two ago that I
actually started collecting them. Even now I only hold
on to the very best of what I find. I really regret
selling some meteorites thou
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