[meteorite-list] Unclassified NWAs: What's the attraction?

From: STARSANDSCOPES at aol.com <STARSANDSCOPES_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 13:22:52 EST
Message-ID: <c51.1ef112a2.34ba5f7c_at_aol.com>

WOW! I can't remain silent. MOST of us are interested in the rocks, you
know the material that came from out of this world. I've heard it said "There
is no such thing as an ordinary chondrite" and that applies to all rocks from
space.

Your argument belongs in a Bennie Baby Club. Why collect any with bent
tags? Or Pokemon, Why collect any that aren't first edition?

With meteorites, it is MUCH more than the collecting!!!!
 
Tom



In a message dated 1/12/2008 12:07:51 P.M. Central Standard Time,
bobl at peaktopeak.com writes:
Hi all,

I've seen on some websites that dealers are selling unclassified NWAs.
Maybe it's because I'm such a newbie, but I don't understand why anyone
would want to buy them, especially if they look like just a typical ordinary
chondrite or iron? It's just a space rock that was found somewhere in NWA
(not a specific place) and isn't even classified yet, so you don't know if
it's an H, L, LL, etc. Do people buy them because they are cheap, or
because they are a mystery, or for some other reason? If someone else gets
one classified, you have no way to know if the one you just bought is paired
with it, or another one or is unpaired. There is no record, so no way to
find out later.

I'm sorry if this has been talked about on this list before. I've been
lurking for only a couple months and hadn't seen it mentioned.

Thanks for any feedback!

Regards,

Bob

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