[meteorite-list] Questions regarding Unclassified meteorite sales

From: M come Meteorite Meteorites <mcomemeteorite2004_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun Nov 6 10:43:49 2005
Message-ID: <20051106154346.86798.qmail_at_web26206.mail.ukl.yahoo.com>

Here in Italy the laboratory where I give my
meteorites to analyzed control all pieces


Matteo

--- Mark Rexburg <mark377835_at_hotmail.com> ha scritto:

> Dude you need to wake up to the reality of Northwest
> Africa. There are not
> enough labs on earth to classify every stone found.
> Just look at the
> backlog of Antartic meteorites. It took nearly 10
> years to discover that
> ALH84001 was Martain.
>
> Mark
>
>
>
> >From: "Kevin Forbes" <vk3ukf_at_hotmail.com>
> >To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com
> >Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Questions regarding
> Unclassified meteorite
> >sales
> >Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2005 02:35:16 +1100
> >
> >
> >
> >G'day list, my feelings on unclassified NWA's.
> >This repsents the ultimate rape of science.
> >What can be told about an unclassified NWA.
> >In short, nothing, apart from, I think it is a
> meteorite and I think it
> >came from somewhere in Nth West Africa.
> >You wouldn't know if it was part of a large or
> small fall, since no details
> >on it's find location are noted.
> >You wouldn't know if you had a highly altered
> chondrite or an achondrite.
> >The nation where the item was found has also lost
> part of its own national
> >treasure as an undocumented theft.
> >Meteorites provide an insight to the wonders of our
> universe, and all
> >information should be documented. These items are
> generally sliced up and
> >sold before they are ever ( and in most cases never
> studuied ) studied by
> >anyone anywhere. Think of all the lost knowledge
> humanity as a whole is
> >suffering because of this. Think of all of the
> thousands of kilos of stones
> >that may unlock some secret of the universe or our
> solar systems formation,
> >that will never ever come to light because they sit
> on a shelf at a
> >collectors home, never to be studied. Shame world,
> shame.
> >Should a NWA be studied and found to be an insight
> to something, can we go
> >and get more of it. NO, we have no idea of where it
> came from or how much
> >of it made land fall.
> >For example.,
> >What is the Lat. and Lon. the specimen was found
> at? Unknown.
> >What is the country of origin? Unknown.
> >Who found it? Unknown.
> >When was it found? Unknown.
> >What was the total mass of the fall? Unkown.
> >What is the area of material distribution? (Fall
> ellipse). Unknown.
> >
> >I collect the occasional unclassified NWA with the
> intention of forwarding
> >them to the correct places and people to study,
> they may take as much of
> >the specimen as they deem neccesary.
> >It is akin to an archealogical site being robbed of
> its items with no
> >regard to the location, depth, age, pieces that go
> with this or that, and
> >just sold to the first bod that comes along, Here
> ya are mate, some ancient
> >treasure. I currently have several kilos. Not an
> awful lot. I'd buy all of
> >them if I had enough folding stuff, but I'd rather
> get some nice studied
> >material, read about it all and ponder the sample
> in front of me, and learn
> >to identify the various specifics as studied.
> >
> >The individual nomads that collect these stones in
> the desert are only
> >thinking of themselves.
> >How much food they can get with the money, or
> weapons they might buy. They
> >are not interested in science or their countries
> national treasures or
> >heritage.
> >
> >What can you tell me about an unclassified NWA?
> >
> >Cheers, Kevin, VK3UKF.
> >
> >>On Sat, 5 Nov 2005 22:03:31 -0800 (PST), Pat Brown
> <radio_ranch_at_yahoo.com>
> >>wrote:
> >>
> >> >Will some of you share your thoughts on why
> >> >unclassified meteorite sales are discouraged?
> >> >
> >>
> >>I haven't really heard of the sales being
> "discouraged". All I know of is
> >>a very few dealers
> >>spreading sour grapes about what the NWA rush has
> done to their high
> >>prices. ("The market is in
> >>ruin" and "NWAs support terrorists" being two
> claims that come to mind).
> >>
> >> >I have collected meteorites for about 10 years
> now and
> >> >have purchased some unclassified NWA meteorites
> from
> >> >sellers on eBay. The 500 to 1000 gram meteorites
> are
> >> >selling at attractive prices. Is the practice of
> >>
> >>It looks like uncut unclassifed NWAs in
> non-reserve auctions are tending
> >>to go for less than 5 cents
> >>per gram now.
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