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RE: What to read?

Both of the mentioned books are great, you might also search Philip M. 
Bagnall's book The Meteortie and Tektite Collector's Handbook.

Happy hunting and collecting.


Larry Davison



Julien.Courtois@gr.admin.ch

>Hi,
>
>It looks like you have already access to the best reading on meteorites: The
>meteorite list (Welcome!!!) 
>
>Another good start would be the book from Harry Y. McSween "meteorites and
>their parent planets" 2nd edition
><http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0521587514/qid=927711498/sr=1-1/002-
>6202545-3339866>.
>
>Excellent book, a little bit more technical than "rocks from space", but
>should be readable for people with a "normal" education. It's my personnal
>favorite! The only backdraw is that it only talks about meteorites, and not
>about meteorites collectors/collections.
>
>Hope that helps,
>
>Julien
> 
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jeff Colburn [mailto:thedragon@kachina.net]
>Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 1999 10:17 AM
>To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
>Subject: What to read?
>
>
>Hello Everyone,
>
>I am new to this list, and meteorite collecting, and wish to get
>up-to-speed. I saw a book the other day titled "Rocks From Space,
>second edition" by Richard Norton. It looked good to me, but
>before I spend $30 I would like to know what you think of the
>book. Also, are there any other good books that talk about
>meteorite hunting and collecting. From what I have found out so
>far I live in a pretty good collecting area (north central
>Arizona, actually Sedona).
>
>Thanks for the help.
>
>Have Fun,
>Jeff Colburn
>
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