During the NWA number debate of last week or so, I agreed with Adam. Now I agree with Mike. The meteorites of NWA come with several problems that are unique as Mike has stated. We.....somebody....needs to do something to standardize the process and procedure that NWA's must go through to be legitimized. Mike is correct - there appears to be a double standard here. Anyone got some ideas on how to solve the problem?
JKG
At 08:10 AM 9/23/2004, Michael Farmer wrote:
Yes Jim, it wasn't pretty. The part about falls and finds was discussed. There is no need to classify every piece of those meteorites like Gao or Sikhote-Alin as they are from a compact area, and are distinctive enough to lack the need for further classification. When it comes to meteorite mass-concentration areas like North Africa and Oman, then the need for further classification is necessary. Obviously if you are hunting and find them all together, that would be one meteorite, but when buying in the markets there, then everything is mixed up, some paired meteorites being sold in cities 400 miles apart! That makes for some very confusing classification problems. Mike Farmer ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Strope" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Meteorite List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 8:05 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Sale - Howardite Blow Out
> You should have been in Denver, Mike. You would have been shocked to see > how much uncut "NWA 1929" was being sold at low prices. > > I am glad that I wasn't on the list the last month to witness the fighting > over numbers. Perhaps, each newly found Sikhote-alin should have it's own > new name assigned???? Or the new Glorietta? Or the new Campo? ETC. ETC. > ETC. > > Jim Strope > 421 Fourth Street > Glen Dale, WV 26038 > > http://www.catchafallingstar.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael Farmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Rob Wesel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Meteorite List" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 10:45 AM > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Sale - Howardite Blow Out > > > > This one confuses me. > > We had a large fight and discussion just last week, where the Hupes and Dr > > Jeff Grossman said that pairings must be made scientifically and when the > > nomenclature committee denote a number for a meteorite, it is for that > > meteorite that the number is reserved, no others. > > NWA 1929 was my meteorite, and it was a single individual. > > I had it classified by Dr Bunch. > > It now seems that people are selling other meteorites under my number, > > including the Hupes? How is this possible? Complete individuals? Then they > > have not been cut. > > Why the double standard? How does anyone know these uncut meteorites are > NWA > > 1929? Why were they all suddenly found a year after I bought NWA 1929 in > > Morocco? > > I am a little confused about this, if other meteorites can not be paired > as > > stated by the Hupes so adamantly, then how is NWA 1929 immune to the same > > treatment? > > This is not directed at Adam, he is just the one who last week had a huge > > fight with Bob Evans over this, and now it seems that other people are > going > > to town with my meteorite number. > > Anyone care to tell me how all of these meteorites are no NWA 1929? > > > > Michael Farmer > /meteorite-list > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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