I came to Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, California in 1968, where I am a Professor of Astronomy and Director of the Planetarium. The planetarium offers public and school programs, supports academic astronomy instruction, and houses the R.N. Hartman Meteorite Collection in its museum display area. Telephone: (909) 594-5611 Extension 4704. - e-mail: RHARTMAN@mtsac.edu or RNH@meteorite1.com.

THE TEACHING METEORITE COLLECTION:
I began collecting meteorites as a student at UCLA in the 60's. I studied METEORITICS under Dr. F. C. Leonard, who was one of the early pioneers in the science we today call METEORITICS, and who inspired my life-long interest. I have been buying, finding, trading, cutting, and etching meteorites since that time. My private collection has grown into a "teaching and museum collection" which I maintain at Mt. San Antonio College for display and study by my Astronomy students. I currently have several hundred specimens representing many different classes of meteorites. A number of unique tektite forms and shatter cones are included in the collection. In 1963 I was fortunate in discovering the LUCERNE VALLEY strewn field, the 20th meteorite 'find' in California, while investigating dry lakes for meteorites. The investigation continues. My latest LV meteorite discovery was on March 30, 1999. Check my LUCERNE VALLEY REASEACH STREWNFIELD PROJECT Enter here

I acquire a large number of meteorites, partly for study and display in the teaching collection. As not everything this is needed, a retail site as been established to provide an outlet for excess material that may be on hand, and also to provide funding for maintaining the museum collection. In this regard, a good representation of different classes of meteorites, quality thin-sections, tektites, shattercones and impact materials are offered, from time to time, for both beginning and advanced collectors. To access my website: www.meteorite1.com for meteorites or www.meteorite1.org
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You can email Ron at ron@imca.cc.