[meteorite-list] Meteorite Substitution- What if...

From: branchw_at_bellsouth.net <branchw_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun Dec 12 19:32:37 2004
Message-ID: <002d01c4e0aa$cf0fd540$6101a8c0_at_launchmodem.com>

Hi Mike,

Actually, that is a good question. Aside from personal ethics, I don't know
of any objective analysis which can verify a given location. Anyone else?

-Walter
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Groetz" <mpg444_at_yahoo.com>
To: "Meteorite List" <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 7:22 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Substitution- What if...


> Good (COLD and WINDY) Evening from Ohio-
> I have been wondering this all weekend and trying
> to come up with some logical answers myself- but so
> far am at a loss.
> And I sincerely hope this question does not give
> anyone ideas. People on this list are generally more
> than trustworthy so I'm going to ask it.
> What is to stop someone from buying a nicer, low
> weathered, unclassified NWA meteorite and
> claiming/submitting it for analyzation and naming as a
> find from a local desert- say in the western US?
> I know there is nothing to actually stop someone
> from trying - but I wonder if part of the lab
> analyzation includes typical surface weathering
> features for the area, soil type, etc. relating to the
> location of claim?
> I'm hoping there are reasons that this would be
> caught and stopped- would anyone on the list know?
>
> Thank you
> Mike
>
>
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Received on Sun 12 Dec 2004 07:29:28 PM PST