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Topic: Space collectors collecting meteorites
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Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 08-10-2008 03:21 AM
   
After almost a decade on collectSPACE, I wonder how many cS forum-members take the name collectSPACE literally...I mean not the flown hardware but really SPACE. Some of us have Moondust but are there any "meteorite" collectors among the cS-members? Myself, I have a few nice "individuals" with fusion crust and ablation shape.  |
Lunar rock nut
Member Posts: 911
From: Oklahoma city, Oklahoma U.S.A.
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 08-10-2008 08:09 AM
I collect meteorites. I gifted Robert a chip of the N.W.A. 482 Lunar Meteorite a while back. Terry |
David Bryant
Member Posts: 986
From: Norfolk UK
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 08-11-2008 05:05 PM
I collect them: and sell them too!I particularly like achondrites and pallasites. |
jeffbassett
Member Posts: 109
From: Toledo
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 08-12-2008 09:39 AM
Collected them since the early 80's. My first few were from Robert Haag, I have quite a large collection now including a moon meteorite.  I have given talks in the local school systems, local science centers as well for the University of Toledo and last November at Glenn Research Center. Love to let people hold them in hand while giving an overhead slide show on the history, types and general information on them. Went out on my birthday one night to see a great natural fireworks show going on, the Perseids. Then caught an article in Discovery Magazine on Haag. The two at once piqued my interest in the hobby. Been collecting since then. |
Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 08-12-2008 12:06 PM
You can still see the Perseids this evening and tomorrow, look North towards the "W-shaped" constellation Cassipeia. |
cosmos-walter
Member Posts: 691
From: Salzburg, Austria
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted 08-12-2008 01:14 PM
I also have some nice meteorites in my collection. There are some fantastic Sikhote Alins and a few lunar meteorites. As for lunar meteorites I prefer slices which are big enough for nicely showing their texture - preferably full slices. Best regards from Salzburg,
Walter |
Ben
Member Posts: 1896
From: Cape Canaveral, FL
Registered: May 2000
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posted 08-12-2008 03:52 PM
I have a small collection of seven meteorites, but I don't actively seek to expand the collection. I just wanted to have a few as part of my "been in space" theme :-) |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 08-12-2008 04:04 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Lunar rock nut:
I gifted Robert a chip of the N.W.A. 482 Lunar Meteorite a while back.
Indeed you did Terry, and thanks again. I have a few meteorites: a few medium-size chunks of Canyon Diablo and a small sample of Zagami martian meteorite dust. The "space" material that really interests me though are the samples brought back to Earth by humans and man-made robots. Apollo and Lunokhod lunar dust are the only legal examples I can think of but I would jump at the opportunity to own a small fragment of a Genesis wafer or aerogel from Stardust. |
Larry McGlynn
Member Posts: 1255
From: Boston, MA
Registered: Jul 2003
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posted 08-12-2008 05:54 PM
Folks,Are there any serious meteorite collectors up in the New England area? Please contact me at mcglynn@aol.com. I have been contacted by Arts and Antiques about doing an article on meteorites collecting. Thanks, Larry McGlynn |
David Bryant
Member Posts: 986
From: Norfolk UK
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 08-12-2008 06:27 PM
Clear skies... No Moon.... No Perseids!Well: about one every ten minutes here in Norfolk, UK. |
Whizzospace
Member Posts: 110
From: San Antonio, TX
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 08-12-2008 09:27 PM
Just a little sample of the "Chaco" from Argentina, and some fused bits from Barringer, AZ. |
Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 08-13-2008 04:04 AM
BIS Spaceflight magazine October 2008 will have articles on Asteroids etc... I did see a few long streaking Perseids, so that made my day |
Lou Chinal
Member Posts: 1306
From: Staten Island, NY
Registered: Jun 2007
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posted 08-13-2008 11:45 AM
There was a pretty good show over N.Y. in the early morning hours of Aug.12.-Lou |
davidcwagner
Member Posts: 798
From: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 08-13-2008 08:09 PM
As part of my Lunar & Planetary Geology class in 1974 I got to collect some Canyon Diablo meteorites at Meteor Crater in Arizona. Our guide was Gene Shoemaker. I got the find of the day which was a little larger than a golf ball. David |
Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 08-14-2008 03:51 AM
That must have been a fine day David!I also visited Barringer crater, or "Meteor" crater, but it should be "Meteorite" crater |
jeffbassett
Member Posts: 109
From: Toledo
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 08-19-2008 08:38 AM
Well... on the naming of the crater, I guess you could consider which came first to the grounds, the crater from the meteor or the meteorites. lol |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 08-19-2008 08:54 AM
The name may be more the product of a trademark than a scientific classification. The crater itself, identified as Barringer Meteorite Crater, is owned by the Barringer Crater Company, whereas the visitor center (and RV Park) nearby is owned by Meteor Crater Enterprises, a separate company. |
Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 08-19-2008 02:13 PM
Some people e-mailed me on collecting/buying meteorites. Without elaborating too much I can only say buy your meteorites from an IMCA member. |
David Bryant
Member Posts: 986
From: Norfolk UK
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 08-23-2008 03:53 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Philip:
Without elaborating too much I can only say buy your meteorites from an IMCA member.
Which I am! LOL!David Bryant
www.spacerocksuk.com |
Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 08-25-2008 03:59 AM
Great to see some expertise in this field on collectSPACE.
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Lunar rock nut
Member Posts: 911
From: Oklahoma city, Oklahoma U.S.A.
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 08-25-2008 07:08 AM
quote:
Originally posted by David Bryant:
I particularly like achondrites and pallasites.
Achondrites contain the oldest star stuff in the solar system. I like them too.Terry |
David Bryant
Member Posts: 986
From: Norfolk UK
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 08-25-2008 11:01 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Lunar rock nut:
Achondrites contain the oldest star stuff in the solar system.
No disrespect, Terry: I believe you're thinking of carbonaceous chondrites, some of which are close to 5 billion years old. Achondrites are planetary in origin, and are generally younger even than chondrites and iron meteorites. |
tegwilym
Member Posts: 2331
From: Sturgeon Bay, WI
Registered: Jan 2000
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posted 08-25-2008 01:35 PM
I recently subscribed to 'Astronomy' magazine. A couple weeks after sending my payment I got a little padded envelope in the mail. I found that it was a neat little bonus from the magazine. A small chunk of a meteorite! tom
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Larry McGlynn
Member Posts: 1255
From: Boston, MA
Registered: Jul 2003
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posted 08-25-2008 02:50 PM
Folks,Are there any serious meteorite collectors up in the New England area? Please contact me at mcglynn@aol.com. I have been contacted by Arts and Antiques about doing an article on meteorites collecting. Thanks, Larry McGlynn |
Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 09-09-2008 05:21 AM
20 years of the International Meteor Organization (IMO).
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David Stephenson
Member Posts: 294
From: England
Registered: Mar 2003
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posted 09-13-2008 03:40 PM
I collect meteorites too. The last one i bought was an Ureilite. |
mikepf
Member Posts: 441
From: San Jose, California, USA
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 09-18-2008 06:48 PM
I havce a few small pieces of Canyon Diablo meteorite. A few years ago I made a wooden walking stick with an owl shaped head that I incorporated into the fabrication many of my interests. I used a couple of small flakes of the Diablo meteorite for the eyes. Fascinating stuff, but I need to learn more about the subject. It's bad enough to be known for having Space in my head, but Rocks too?Mikie |
Lunar rock nut
Member Posts: 911
From: Oklahoma city, Oklahoma U.S.A.
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 09-19-2008 06:38 AM
I have a nice ring made from the gibeon iron meteorite and aorund forty give or take specimens. Mikie you need some rocks in that head so if someone shakes it at least it will rattle.Terry |
Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 11-10-2008 11:07 AM
miga Research and Development: Meteorite Display Systems
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uk spacefan
Member Posts: 168
From: London
Registered: Jan 2007
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posted 11-13-2008 04:10 PM
I have one meteorite called a Nantan meteorite from a province in China. Researchers have found a type of phosphorus in these types of meteorites that may have links to, or may even have triggered life on Earth.
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