[meteorite-list] UofA giving collection to dealer control.

From: Matt Morgan <mmorgan_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri Jan 20 11:09:38 2006
Message-ID: <43D10B07.90909_at_mhmeteorites.com>

Maybe it was here
http://www.michaelbloodmeteorites.com/MMT.html

Matt

Jason Phillips wrote:

> Hello Matt and List,
> I wish I could find where it was that I read that, maybe someone can
> give us the source. I think, meaning this could be wrong, that his
> wife was going to continue to sell meteorites that they had in stock.
>
> Take Care,
> Jason
> Rocks From Heaven
> www.rocksfromheaven.com
>
>
> Matt Morgan wrote:
>
>> What about his other employees? I assume they would have to as well...?
>> Matt
>>
>> Jason Phillips wrote:
>>
>>> Hello List,
>>> I remember reading recently that Marvin was suspending his selling
>>> of meteorites during his trial term as curator.
>>> Take Care,
>>> Jason Phillips
>>> Rocks From Heaven
>>> www.rocksfromheaven.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Matt Morgan wrote:
>>>
>>>> I do not know if the pallasite has anything to do with it, but I am
>>>> anxiously awaiting the full details of the curatorship.
>>>> Matt
>>>>
>>>> Michael Farmer wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Matt, that was also a different time, Nininger was the pioneer in
>>>>> meteoritics, before him, really nobody in the USA cared much for
>>>>> them, so without him, meteorites would have always taken back
>>>>> burner. It is clear from reading Nininger's books, which I do
>>>>> often, that he cared for meteorites more than anyone.
>>>>> This is a different time, real money is involved, and commercial
>>>>> dealers have NO PLACE in being curator of a university collection.
>>>>> Honorary position is fine, but it seems Marvin has been given the
>>>>> gold key. I wonder if Fukang has anything to do with it? Does Uof
>>>>> A know that they are holding a stolen treasure from China?
>>>>> Mike Farmer
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Morgan"
>>>>> <mmorgan_at_mhmeteorites.com>
>>>>> To: "Michael Farmer" <meteoritehunter_at_comcast.net>
>>>>> Cc: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
>>>>> Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 8:23 AM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] UofA giving collection to dealer
>>>>> control.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> One of the "Gods" of meteoritics, H.H. Nininger was also a dealer
>>>>>> named curator of the "Colorado Museum of Natural History". I am
>>>>>> not saying I agree with the UofA decision, and I understand
>>>>>> Mike's viewpoint entirely, but the precedent has been set. The
>>>>>> difference here may be the fact that Nininger stopped dealing
>>>>>> once appointed as curator. Is this the case for the SW-Meteorite
>>>>>> Lab? If it is, then fine, give him a chance. If not, then
>>>>>> something is terribly wrong.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Matt Morgan
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Michael Farmer wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The more I think of this, the more outraged I am.
>>>>>>> I have donated tens of thousands of $$$ of meteorites to the
>>>>>>> UofA, and now they have been turned over to the control of a
>>>>>>> meteorite dealer.
>>>>>>> I wonder if some of them will be submitted at the auction in
>>>>>>> Tucson? This is in my opinion a huge conflict of interest. How
>>>>>>> can they do that? Why not put Christies in charge of the
>>>>>>> Smithsonian art collection, and Butterfields in charge of the
>>>>>>> American Museum of Natural History? When did Universities start
>>>>>>> doling out the job to commercial dealers?
>>>>>>> Is anyone outraged at this?
>>>>>>> No more donations to the UofA for me, I might find my Moon and
>>>>>>> Mars rocks on http://www.meteorite-lab.com/.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This is total bunk, I guess museums are for sale.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Mike Farmer
>>>>>>>
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