WHERE HUNTING was [meteorite-list] Meteorite Hunters Released from Oman

From: Ingo Herkstroeter <metopaster_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri May 13 13:58:41 2005
Message-ID: <9520.1116007118_at_www4.gmx.net>

>Hi list!

I know one of these unlucky guys, caught in the OMANIAN NIGHTMARE and now
have been released. I will meet him next week (on saturday). Maybe I`ve new
informations about it than....

Ingo/Germany


 --- Urspr?ngliche Nachricht ---
> Von: "michel FRANCO" <michel_at_caillou-noir.com>
> An: "'Adam Hupe'" <raremeteorites_at_comcast.net>,
> <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> Betreff: WHERE HUNTING was [meteorite-list] Meteorite Hunters Released
> from Oman
> Datum: Fri, 13 May 2005 09:55:03 +0200
>
> Dear Adam and list
>
> TKS for the good news.
>
> This past event makes me think more about meteorite hunting in deserts (
> Sahara, Arabic peninsula, etc...)
>
> I think it will be great to have the exact knowledge of the different
> laws ruling our known hunting places, and other potentially rich in
> meteorites countries. I am think of Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mali,
> Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Tunesia, Western Sahara.
>
> I only know that Algeria forbids prospecting for meteorites inside its
> borders.
> I have heard that it is the same in Tunesia.
>
> Best regards
>
> Michel FRANCO
> www.caillou-noir.com
>
>
> > -----Message d'origine-----
> > De : meteorite-list-bounces_at_meteoritecentral.com
> > [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces_at_meteoritecentral.com] De la
> > part de Adam Hupe
> > Envoy? : vendredi 13 mai 2005 04:18
> > ? : meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com
> > Objet : [meteorite-list] Meteorite Hunters Released from Oman
> >
> >
> > Dear List,
> >
> > I just heard from a reliable source some good news, the ten
> > individuals that were caught meteorite hunting in Oman have
> > been released. Just a week ago I heard from the same source
> > they were being charged with three different felonies so it
> > did not look good at that time making their release an
> > unexpected surprise. I guess they had been living on credit
> > cards for some time while waiting for their passports to be
> > returned. From what I am lead to believe they had to forfeit
> > all of their equipment; trucks, supplies and the meteorites
> > in order to leave. I guess the poor guys were only allowed
> > to leave with the shirts on their backs.
> >
> > I was told last week that the Omani government fined them
> > $35.00 a gram for the meteorites they took which was over 40
> > kilos amounting to about US $1,400,000.00. This amount seem
> > ludicrous to me but shows what kind of
> > value the people of Oman place on their meteorites. I also
> > heard that an
> > Omani guide connected to the Swiss was responsible for
> > turning them in.
> >
> > I hope the most recent update is accurate, I feel it is.
> >
> > Kind Regards,
> >
> > Adam
> >
> >
> >
> >
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