[meteorite-list] Is there a Main Mass list?

From: Bob Loeffler <bobl_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:08:01 -0700
Message-ID: <3259B94E06CC4662923C363F21F3B6A8_at_dell>

Hi list,

After looking at Jim Strope?s photos of the New Concord main mass (Rocks
from Space Picture of the Day a couple days ago) that he got in a trade with
ASU (my alma mater; Go Sun Devils!), I thought of a question:

Who has the most main masses in their collection?? Of course, I thought of
people like Bob Haag, Mike Farmer, etc and museums like the Smithsonian,
ASU, etc.

Has anyone ever put together such a list?? Because of trading, the list
might be hard to keep updated, but maybe not since main masses are coveted
and might not be passed around too much.? For new falls, the main mass will
change as newer/bigger pieces are found, but I would think "someone in the
know" could put together the list, or at least start it.

If nobody has such a list, maybe the Meteoritical Bulletin Database could
have a few more fields added for easy searching.? Fields such as Main Mass
Weight, Main Mass Owner and Main Mass Image (for the best photo of the main
mass), and then the Owner field could be easily changed if the Meteoritical
Society finds out that the main mass was sold/traded to someone else.?
Anyway, just a thought.

In case you are wondering, I have no main masses in my collection.? :-(

Regards,
Bob L.
Received on Tue 24 Jan 2012 10:08:01 AM PST