Recently returned from a mineralogy symposium and every speaker commented on the problem with the BLM and Forest Service obstructing their field research. But that is off-topic. What is on-topic, and where more discussion needs to be done, is how these agencies are increasingly holding back meteorite researchers from conducting field work, by requiring more and more paperwork and permits. The next fall on public lands will find researchers unable to get to the strewn-field in a timely manner, because they will be mired in regulations. The primary concern of these .gov agencies seems to be in generating more and more paperwork. My first hand experience with the Nevada BLM is that they have little interest in meteorite-recovery and even less about meteorite-hunters removing a scant few pounds from the surface of the ground. They seem to have little interest in science, let alone hobbyists and their meteorites. So, it is no surprise that they have little concern about private property rights. Good luck in your battles protecting your rights. Bob V.
------------------------------------------------------------------ On Feb 3, 2015, at 1:20 AM, Robert Verish via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote: I'm forwarding a message from the curator for the Ron Hartman Collection, that he will be in Tucson later this week and will be making available some specimens from that collection. Here is a short list of some of the specimens being offered for trade or sale: ID# 35) Clover Springs Mesosiderite 6.6255 g. V. Good Corner slice. (SMB) ID# 37) Bensour, Morocco Ordinary Chondrite, LL6 5.69 g. Individual. Fell 2-11-2002 ID# 49) Cleo Springs Ordinary Chondrite, H4 53.9 g. Good Slice ID# 55) Songyuan [label has printed: "Fuyu, (proposed name)"] Jilin, China Ordinary Chondrite, H5 13.75 g. Part-slice. Fell 8-15-1993 (ex. mhmeteorites) ID# 56) Hebron Stone H6 Brecciated 17.19 g. Good Part slice. Thayer Co. Nebraska ID# 70) Silver Dry Lake Ordinary Chondrite, L4 S2 W2 1.272 g. Good endcut, nice fusion crust. [On HOLD] ID# 79) Dar al Gani DaG 749 Carbonaceous Chondrite CO3 12.622 g. V. Good - Rectangular slice. ID#380) Sahara SAH 99433 OC Stone 56.86 g. V. Good thick complete slice. ID#875) Pallasovka Pallasite 11.0 g. V. Good quarter-circle slice. The curators contact information will not be known until after he arrives in Tucson. In the meanwhile, if you are interested in making an offer or trade, you can reply to me and I will relay your messages. Bob Verish ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
