[meteorite-list] Meteorite Ownership

From: Sam Kimpton <bessel_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:41:10 2004
Message-ID: <3A89C763.2DC13087_at_europa.com>

Technically the ownership of a meteorite is granted t the owner of the
land
on which it falls or is found.

Specimens aquired from public land are public property.

Sam Kimpton

Joel Rasmussen wrote:

> As I'm rather new to the subject, can anyone comment on the rightful
> ownership of meteorites that are recovered from public lands (such as
> BLM land, the Mojave Desert, parks, etc?) Have there been any legal
> rulings on the issue?
>
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Received on Tue 13 Feb 2001 06:46:43 PM PST