Retrieving imported pictures, when location of pictures is lost.

I imported pictures to Adobe Lightroom and exported them to my memory card. Now my memory card is broke!
Is there any way to retrieve those pictures from Lightroom. Right now they are saying missing.

Cornelia-I wrote:
I consider it very dangerous to phrase "pictures are in Lightroom".
I agree. I've known more than one person who is not so literate computer-wise to import into Lightroom, then delete originals (thinking they are now in Lightroom).
Being the author of PreviewExporter, I've helped too many people recover Lr previews after having lost originals.
I hope Adobe will try to make this clearer up front, along with "why do my imported pictures look different in Lightroom than they did in my camera...".
Anyway, I guess we need to hear from the OP now to ascertain whether the originals are recoverable somehow... best not to resort to preview recovery unless absolutely necessary.
|> "...memory card is broke..." I assume this does not mean "it has no money"

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