[meteorite-list] NWA BIG QUESTION

From: impactearth_at_space.com <impactearth_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:52:20 2004
Message-ID: <20020822180116.6583.h015.c000.wm_at_mail.space.com.criticalpath.net>

Good points, but, why are the nomads in this... M O N E
Y. If they realize they could get more money by doing
these things, I think they would. When Dean talks
about "NOMAD'S", we all have this picture of some 15th
century camel jockey. We'll, I think that is the
PICTURE he wants us to have. If they are smart enough
to have an account or address to have money sent to
them, they are smart enough to pinpoint a location. I
ask again, why aren't they doing this? They could be
making much more money. What gives? Laziness or
stupidity?

Ray



On Fri, 23 August 2002, drtanuki wrote:

>
> Dear Ray,
> There are 1) many nomads 2) no nomad trusts
another,
> 3) batteries(expensive) and technology(dangerous if in
> the wrong area of the Sahara..ie.border
> areas) are easy to sell for money, 4) they cannot see
> any personal gain from it since others will have their
> location, 5), and 6) they nomads may be the
> source of the meteorites; but they are basically not
> the ones selling them to the foreign buyers. I tried
> to leave my GPS with a &quot;nomad&quot; basically
seller
> and he didn't want to bother to learn to use it.
> Cultures are different and persons different. Go to
> the Sahara and then you can understand more clearly
> what I am saying.
> Your solution is perfectly logical; but maybe
> impossible. Dirk...Tokyo
>
> impactearth_at_space.com wrote:
>
> &gt; Perhaps Dean could call up the Nomads on their
cell
> &gt; phones, provided they are currently wondering
the area
> &gt; of the desert with cell phone reception, and ask
them
> &gt; to start documenting the finds. WHY HASN'T THIS
> &gt; HAPPENED? Maybe ship them a GPS unit and some
graph
> &gt; paper to map out the strewn field? I mean, in
this
> day
> &gt; and age of communication, the only reason the
&quot;nomads&quot;
> &gt; aren't doing this is for 2 reasons. 1 being
they are
> &gt; too lazy, 2 being, no one has asked them to.
Think of
> &gt; the what could happen, the next NWA's to be found
> could
> &gt; acutally be documented, knowing the TKW,
location,
> etc.
> &gt; Why isn't this happening? Everyone, collectors,
> &gt; dealers, NOMAD'S, could be making more money.
> &gt;
> &gt; Ray
> &gt;
> &gt; On Fri, 23 August 2002, drtanuki wrote:
> &gt;
> &gt; &gt;
> &gt; &gt; Dear List Members;
> &gt; &gt; A meteorite cannot be paired unless
analysis is
> &gt; done
> &gt; &gt; to prove so. A
> &gt; &gt; practice that is common in the market is to
classify
> &gt; &gt; one stone
> &gt; &gt; (sometimes more) and call the remainder the
same.
> The
> &gt; &gt; fact that they
> &gt; &gt; are &amp;quot;called&amp;quot; the same
does not prove that
> &gt; they are the
> &gt; &gt; same type of
> &gt; &gt; meteorite or even paired. Dean's NWAs all
look
> &gt; similar
> &gt; &gt; due to the local
> &gt; &gt; environment that they were found (probably
within
> the
> &gt; &gt; same region of the
> &gt; &gt; Sahara).
> &gt; &gt; Desert varnish or sand erosion covers
most of
> the
> &gt; &gt; meteorites and
> &gt; &gt; rocks in the Sahara and other deserts.
Desert
> varnish
> &gt; &gt; is characteristic
> &gt; &gt; in colour or texture depending on the local
> &gt; &gt; environment; and even the
> &gt; &gt; terrestrial rocks look similar in
appearance.
> &gt; &gt; I hope this answers some of the
questions that I
> &gt; &gt; have been asked to
> &gt; &gt; respond to. Sincerely, Dirk Ross....Tokyo
> &gt; &gt;
> &gt; &gt;
> &gt; &gt;
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