[meteorite-list] Tucson's Flandrau Science Center Faces Closure

From: Notkin <geoking_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:39:55 -0700
Message-ID: <ED5E7E48-A62D-4729-AD4B-1E9F862A1930_at_notkin.net>

Dear Listees:

I thought some of you -- especially those who visit Tucson on a
regular basis -- might be interested in this story:

http://tucsoncitizen.com/lizard/2009/08/18/tucson-it-is-time-to-step-up-be-counted-and-save-the-great-flandrau-science-center/

The late O. Richard Norton was a former director of the Flandrau and
they have an impressive meteorite collection, made up partly from
donations by Bob Haag, the late Jim Kriegh and others. The U of A
Mineral Museum, located in the basement of the Flandrau, has the main
masses of two very rare Arizona irons: Silverbell and Weaver Mountain.
The mineral collection comprises 19,000 specimens. Assuming (hoping)
it's still open in February, the Mineral Museum is well worth a visit
for those attending the 2010 Tucson gem show.


Respectfully,

Geoff N.

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Received on Wed 19 Aug 2009 02:39:55 PM PDT