[meteorite-list] Just a thought about NWA classification numbers

From: Howard Steffic <bencubbin_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 15:34:47 -0700
Message-ID: <BAY127-F890125C59DDA849559231B7950_at_phx.gbl>

Anyone else see a "can of worms" in the making here? Or perhaps ClusterFxxx
could apply.


Howard Steffic





>From: "Gary K. Foote" <gary at webbers.com>
>Reply-To: gary at webbers.com
>To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Just a thought about NWA classification
>numbers
>Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 17:30:23 -0500
>
>Hi Tom,
>
>I think this is a great idea, but it would involve visual pairing via
>photography if I'm
>not mistaken. How does this fare with everyone's views on pairing?
>
>I ask because I'm getting ready to send some NWA endcuts off for
>classification and if I
>could visually compare/identify I would be most happy.
>
>Gary
>
>On 16 Feb 2007 at 14:18, STARSANDSCOPES at aol.com wrote:
>
> > No one knows what is paired with what
> > any more and to make maters worse, some dealers look at the assigned
>NWA
> > number as their private property. If they get let's say 25 kilo out of
>a 250 kilo
> > find and have their pile classified, there is resistance to accepting
>the
> > other material of the find is even the same. "You go get your own
>number and
> > promote it your self" is the line all secondary persons are meet with.
>It is
> > my understanding that the assignment of NWA numbers was not developed
>to
> > protect individual dealers exclusionary ownership rights.
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