[meteorite-list] Lost or stolen meteorite

From: Dave Gheesling <dave_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:37:03 -0500
Message-ID: <EA9AE0F7252E479AA5B25543DE683D5E_at_meteorroom>

Good evening All,

After quite some time searching the halls of the Smithsonian, I need to
report a definitely lost and possibly stolen meteorite shipment. Small, but
important to Georgia meteorite history.

I donated a ~100 gram half end section of the Statesboro meteorite to the
Smithsonian earlier this year, and they have yet to find the package on
their end. If anyone hears of Statesboro being offered for sale, this would
almost certainly be the source as I either hold or have accounted for all of
this mass. The missing piece is not pictured in the following link, but it
at least provides a sense for the appearance of the stone, etc:

http://www.fallingrocks.com/Collections/Statesboro.htm

Thanks in advance for any insight should this specimen turn up in the
meteorite community...

All best,

Dave Gheesling
IMCA #5967
www.fallingrocks.com
Received on Fri 13 Nov 2009 07:37:03 PM PST