[meteorite-list] Dhofar Lunaites

From: Mike Farmer <farmerm_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:44:31 2004
Message-ID: <3A9DDBC4.B28D818E_at_concentric.net>

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I don't know if the Dhofar meteorites are far from that at all. How do
we know the the given information is correct? I do not doubt it, but
after the Dar al Gani mars rocks, it would seem that some dishonesty was
occuring there, popping out a new piece every few months, as though they
did not recognize it from the start as the same damn thing.
Mike Farmer

MeteorHntr_at_aol.com wrote:

>
>
> In a message dated 2/28/01 1:44:23 PM Central Standard Time,
> GShanos_at_aol.com
> writes:
>
>
>
>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear List Members:
>>
>> What is the official word? Are all the Dhofar's 025, 026 an 081
>> paired?
>> Look forward to hearing from everyone.
>>
>> Sincerely
>> Greg Shanos
>
>
>
>
>
> Hello Greg,
>
> I have both he 025 and the 026 for sale and there is nothing remotely
> similar
> to them.
>
> With the Dhofar specimens, there is honest reporting of all the
> details of
> the find; such as the date of find, exact longitude and latitude of
> the
> finds, accurate TKW info and the like. Also, these specimens have
> been found
> by professional meteorite hunters and not simply gathered by nomads
> and then
> run through a system of handlers before brought to market like most of
> the
> NWA specimens. This is not to be meant as a "slam" against the NWA's;
> I have
> sold a few NWA's myself and I will sell more in the future, it is
> simply a
> statement of fact.
>
> I think Mike Farmer has been the most open about explaining the state
> of
> meteorite affairs in Morocco. It is important to know however, the
> Dhofar
> situation is far from like that.
>
> While much of a meteorite's value should stand on what type of a
> meteorite it
> is, not based on the exact location where it was found; one very
> important
> consideration in determining a potential value is the Total Known
> Weight
> found. It might be easy to figure out that all (or at least most all)
> of the
> EH3 specimen found in the Sahara will (or should be) paired, it is
> next to
> impossible to know if your Saharan H5 specimen is one of a a thousand
> stones
> from one fall, or if it might be the entire mass of a fall. Or you
> might not
> know if next week a new fragment for the same fall of your new
> achondrite
> might increase the TKW by 10 fold.
>
> Thoughts to consider.
>
> As to the details of your specific question about pairing, you can
> find a lot
> of great information at Washington University's site here:
>
> http://epsc.wustl.edu/admin/resources/moon_meteorites.html
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> Steve
>
> Steve Arnold

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I don't know if the Dhofar meteorites are far from that at all. How do
we know the the given information is correct? I do not doubt it, but after
the Dar al Gani mars rocks, it would seem that some dishonesty was occuring
there, popping out a new piece every few months, as though they did not
recognize it from the start as the same damn thing.
<br>Mike Farmer
<p>MeteorHntr_at_aol.com wrote:
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<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=-1>In a message dated 2/28/01
1:44:23 PM Central Standard Time, GShanos_at_aol.com</font></font>
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<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=-1>Dear List Members:</font></font>
<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=-1>What is the official word?&nbsp;
Are all the Dhofar's 025, 026 an 081 paired?</font></font>
<br><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=-1>Look forward to hearing
from everyone.</font></font>
<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=-1>Sincerely</font></font>
<br><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=-1>Greg Shanos</font></font></blockquote>

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<p><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>Hello Greg,</font></font></font>
<p><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>I have both he
025 and the 026 for sale and there is nothing remotely similar</font></font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>to them.</font></font></font>
<p><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>With the Dhofar
specimens, there is honest reporting of all the details of</font></font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>the find; such
as the date of find, exact longitude and latitude of the</font></font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>finds, accurate
TKW info and the like.&nbsp; Also, these specimens have been found</font></font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>by professional
meteorite hunters and not simply gathered by nomads and then</font></font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>run through
a system of handlers before brought to market like most of the</font></font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>NWA specimens.&nbsp;
This is not to be meant as a "slam" against the NWA's; I have</font></font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>sold a few NWA's
myself and I will sell more in the future, it is simply a</font></font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>statement of
fact.</font></font></font>
<p><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>I think Mike
Farmer has been the most open about explaining the state of</font></font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>meteorite affairs
in Morocco.&nbsp; It is important to know however, the Dhofar</font></font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>situation is
far from like that.</font></font></font>
<p><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>While much of
a meteorite's value should stand on what type of a meteorite it</font></font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>is, not based
on the exact location where it was found; one very important</font></font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>consideration
in determining a potential value is the Total Known Weight</font></font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>found.&nbsp;
It might be easy to figure out that all (or at least most all) of the</font></font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>EH3 specimen
found in the Sahara will (or should be) paired, it is next to</font></font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>impossible to
know if your Saharan H5 specimen is one of a a thousand stones</font></font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>from one fall,
or if it might be the entire mass of a fall.&nbsp; Or you might not</font></font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>know if next
week a new fragment for the same fall of your new achondrite</font></font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>might increase
the TKW by 10 fold.</font></font></font>
<p><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>Thoughts to consider.</font></font></font>
<p><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>As to the details
of your specific question about pairing, you can find a lot</font></font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>of great information
at Washington University's site here:</font></font></font>
<p><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1><A HREF="http://epsc.wustl.edu/admin/resources/moon_meteorites.html">http://epsc.wustl.edu/admin/resources/moon_meteorites.html</A></font></font></font>
<p><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>I hope this helps.</font></font></font>
<p><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>Steve</font></font></font>
<p><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>Steve Arnold</font></font></font></blockquote>
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