[meteorite-list] Update: Captain Scott's meteorites

From: Pete Pete <rsvp321_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon Aug 15 20:46:35 2005
Message-ID: <BAY104-F14455E2C9057499FE4EF23F8B00_at_phx.gbl>

Hi, all,

Speaking of Hidden Treasures, is the Vatican meteorite collection ever
displayed for the public? I think I read somewhere that this is the largest
private collection of meteorites in the world...

Off topic, and somewhat rhetorical, I wonder why the RC church would have
such a huge collection of items which contradicts their doctrine that the
universe is only 6,000 to 10,000 years old...

Cheers,
Pete


From: "tett" <tett_at_rogers.com>
To: "tracy latimer"
<daistiho_at_hotmail.com>,<meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Update: Captain Scott's meteorites
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 20:01:19 -0400

Tracy,

What inspired you to think of such a possibility? It would have been
wonderful (not too far fetched either) had a meteorite turned up in a shoe
box marked "Scott Expedition Misc Stones" and tucked in the bowels of the
British Natural History Museum.

Any luck getting an invite? A few years ago Dean Bessey, Roman Jirasek and
I visited the Royal Ontario Museum to view their meteorites in storage.
Definitely a thrill. I will never forget holding a grapefruit sized
Johnstown Diogenite individual and being overwhelmed. The ROM has an
incredible collection that rarely gets viewed. I am sure the BNHM has an
even bigger stored collection.

Cheers,

Mike


----- Original Message ----- From: "tracy latimer" <daistiho_at_hotmail.com>
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Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 4:01 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Update: Captain Scott's meteorites


>A couple of months ago, I proposed a question to the List about possible
>meteorites having been brought back from Antarctica in Captain Scott's rock
>samples. I just heard back from Dr. Sara Russell at the British Natural
>History Museum, where I have been trying to arrange a viewing of the
>meteorites in storage when I visit London this fall. The mineralogy
>department there also is responsible for curating the rock samples from
>Captain Scott's expedition. She said that, as interesting an idea as it
>might have been, there were definitely NO meteorites brought back in
>Captain Scott's effects. Oh, well; it would have been an extra dose of
>science gained from a tragic loss.
>
>Tracy Latimer
>
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