[meteorite-list] Samples

From: Frank Cressy <fcressy_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2007 11:33:28 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <934258.63676.qm_at_web80214.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Hello Tim,

How about giving up 2 stones for classification that
total 10 grams and have the other 48 looked at to
assure that they're really martian? Do I get an "A"?

Cheers,
Frank

--- Timothy Heitz <midwest at meteorman.org> wrote:

> Doug,
>
> This is what I'm thinking.
>
> Lets say I bought 50 Mars stones and the biggest was
> only 8 grams, now what?
>
> I'm thinking what do I do now Doug?
>
>
> Mike Farmer brings up a good point tens of thousands
> of Gao stones, and why
> dont cut them or classify all of them! Same with
> Canyon Diablo.
>
>
> Tim
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "mexicodoug" <mexicodoug at aol.com>
> To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 12:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Samples
>
>
> Tim,
> I give up, what are you thinking - to sell them
> unclassified except for a 2
> gram stone and then give a scientist 0.4 grams in
> exchange for classifying
> the entire fall? Naughty naughty
> Doug
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Timothy Heitz" <midwest at meteorman.org>
> To: "Timothy Heitz" <midwest at meteorman.org>;
> "Andreas Gren"
> <info at meteoritenhaus.de>; "'Peter A Shugar'"
> <pshugar at clearwire.net>
> Cc: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 12:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Samples
>
>
> What if you had 20 stones all around 2 to10 grams
> each all from the same
> fall?
>
> Tim
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Timothy Heitz" <midwest at meteorman.org>
> To: "Andreas Gren" <info at meteoritenhaus.de>; "'Peter
> A Shugar'"
> <pshugar at clearwire.net>
> Cc: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 11:55 AM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Samples
>
>
>
> Andi,
>
> What about a stone that is 5 grams?
>
> Tim
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andreas Gren" <info at meteoritenhaus.de>
> To: "'Peter A Shugar'" <pshugar at clearwire.net>
> Cc: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 11:30 AM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Samples
>
>
> Hi Pete
>
> 20% or 20g is the rule
>
> Andi
>
>
> -----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
> [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com]
> Im Auftrag von Peter A
> Shugar
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 27. Dezember 2007 18:24
> An: LIST
> Betreff: [meteorite-list] Samples
>
> Hello Listies,
> Maybe someone can answer this for me.
> Where did the 20% value come from to classify a
> meteorite? If a meteorite
> were found
> that, say , was 1.2 grams, unpaired with anything
> else, then the sample must
> needs be
> .24 grams, if I've figured right. This is a very
> significant portion of the
> meteorite.
> Then on the other hand should one be found that was
> 1 ton, the sample would
> be 400
> pounds. If a classification can be done with .24
> gram, why can't it be done
> with a much
> smaller piece of the 1 ton meteorite?
> Just learning here, please bear with me.
> Thanks,
> Pete
>
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