[meteorite-list] My First Piece

From: Walter Branch <waltbranch_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:55:40 2004
Message-ID: <004a01c19521$199c0800$f84ebfa8_at_cc516468a>

Hello Everyone,

My first meteorite was either a micromount of Claxton or a Gibeon slice from
Bob Haag. I remember ordering them at about the same time but I can't
remember which arrived first. I do remember receiving Russ's green and
white glossy catalog and was awestruck that I could actually hold and own
real meteorites. Thanks to both Russ and Bob for introducing me to this
wonderful field of study and engrossing hobby!

BTW, anyone have a slice of Claxton for sale?

-Walter

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Walter Branch, Ph.D.
Branch Meteorites
322 Stephenson Ave., Suite B
Savannah, GA 31405 USA
www.branchmeteorites.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Graham Christensen" <majorvoltage_at_hotmail.com>
To: <Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 12:27 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] My First Piece


> Hello list,
> I got my first 'meteorite' when I was in grade 1 (1991-92). The card that
> came with it said that it was a meteorite but I know now that it was a
> tektite, At least it only cost me as much as a tektite. The next day I
> brought it to show-and-tell and promptly lost it (back in grade 1 I could
> lose anything). I got my first meteorite a few years ago. It is a 7.6 gram
> Canyon diablo that I got from bethany sciences for $15.00. I checked the
> mail daily and when I finally held the little shiny red-brown I was
hooked.
> Now I have 5 meteorites and a crapload of tektites. My biggest meteorite
is
> a 285 gram moroccan that I got from Dean Bessey and It's really cool.
>
> ************************************************************
> Graham Christensen
> majorvoltage_at_hotmail.com
> http://www.geocities.com/aerolitehunter
>
> >From: Rob and Colleen <iguana_at_pcez.com>
> >To: meteorite-list <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> >Subject: [meteorite-list] My First Piece
> >Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2002 17:16:26 -0800
> >
> >Hello all-
> >
> >The list seems a bit quiet as the holidays end, associations begin, and
> >Tucson draws near. I thought I'd fill up some bandwidth with this:
> >
> >My first meteorite was a 52 gram etched part slice of Gibeon purchased
> >at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI). Prior to this
> >sighting, I had absolutely no idea that a single individual could be
> >sole owner of such a wonder. I gladly shelled out $110 for it and kept
> >it alone for many years. Then, during a period of time in my life driven
> >by boredom, I decided to go to the local fairgrounds for every gathering
> >they saw fit to hold. Antique glass, guns, knitting, poodles, and one
> >day....gems. A chance encounter there with Edwin Thompson opened my eyes
> >to the fact that there were plenty more meteorites to be had. The rest
> >is history, present, and future.
> >
> >I would enjoy hearing how others got started, that first piece that
> >infected you with meteorite madness. Some of you have multi-million
> >dollar collections, others on this list only a few prized pieces. They
> >all had to start with one lowly piece as the foundation, the one we
> >will never sell or trade away. What was it?
> >
> >P.S. If this thread has already been done, please forgive me and direct
> >me to the archives.
> >
> >--
> >Rob Wesel
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