Re: [meteorite-list] Ben Guerir TKW and TAW

2005-09-08 Thread Martin H.
Hi All, I mentioned the following in an earlier post: > Another take on the issue is with Kevin K.’s TRW or > total repository weight. I was writing from memory and to set the record straight, Kevin's term was catalogue repository weight or CRW, as was so stealthy inserted into Martin A.'s repl

Re: [meteorite-list] Ben Guerir TKW and TAW

2005-09-08 Thread Martin Altmann
which are listed directly below the article. Meow. Martin - Original Message - From: "Meteoryt.net" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 3:54 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ben Guerir TKW and TAW > > PS: From Benguerir police confiscated specime

Re: [meteorite-list] Ben Guerir TKW and TAW

2005-09-08 Thread Meteoryt.net
> PS: From Benguerir police confiscated specimens, the locals had collected, > only to sell them to dealers. hi Reason for write this topic was not to find how much kilos of Bengi have other dealers ;-P, but what is real TKW of this fall. I still dont know if this 25-30kg is only material collecte

Re: [meteorite-list] Ben Guerir TKW and TAW

2005-09-08 Thread Martin Altmann
Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 2:55 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ben Guerir TKW and TAW > Hi All, > > The concept of TAW (total available weight) is the > third iteration of TKW (total known weight). The two > previous directions were made independent of each > other

Re: [meteorite-list] Ben Guerir TKW and TAW

2005-09-08 Thread Martin H.
Hi All, The concept of TAW (total available weight) is the third iteration of TKW (total known weight). The two previous directions were made independent of each other, but essentially came to the same conclusion. I came up with the concept of eTKW or effective total weight for my Accretion Desk a

Re: [meteorite-list] Ben Guerir TKW and TAW

2005-09-07 Thread Jeff Grossman
No, I don't think so. My point is that "availability" depends on who you are. A typical scientist has neither a large (or any) meteorite collection nor a budget for purchasing specimens. To him or her, privately owned meteorites are not directly available. It's different for a researcher at

Re: [meteorite-list] Ben Guerir TKW and TAW

2005-09-07 Thread stan .
I think you have it all backwards. institutions ALWAS have things that the colelcting public would give their eye teeth to get ahold of, making nearly anything in the hands of colelctors avalible to the researchers if they want to go out and get it one way or the other... now what lab wants t

Re: [meteorite-list] Ben Guerir TKW and TAW

2005-09-07 Thread Jeff Grossman
Gee, I would define Total Available Weight as that material which is accessible and ready for use in scientific research. This would include the pieces in Morocco museums, but not pieces in the hands of collectors. Availability is a matter of perspective and access, which is different for dif

[meteorite-list] Ben Guerir TKW and TAW

2005-09-07 Thread Meteoryt.net
Hello I want ask about TKW of Benguerir. We know that many pieces of Ben Guerir was recovered by scientists from Marrocan University/Museum. >From Met Bulletin: TKW 25-30kg, main mass, Oakes. Some other pieces are in the Moroccan CNRST So my question is: TKW contain only specimens collected by Ma