[meteorite-list] Rosetta Stone Analogy

From: Dave Schultz <indy1996_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2007 10:24:30 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <20070604172430.95645.qmail_at_web52902.mail.re2.yahoo.com>

  Sorry to intrude on your little discussion..., but
me thinks that this topic should be discussed properly
over a few beers in Ensisheim, although that might
lead to more discussions! :)

                                       Dave



> ...sorry, should be DHOFAR 908, not NWA!
>
> Peter
>
>
>
> Peter Marmet wrote:
>
> > Hello Norbert, Adam, Marcin and All,
> >
> > it seems I didn't make myself very clear. I have
> absolutely nothing
> > against the term:
> > This one is kind of a Rosetta Stone for this and
> this...or some
> > sort of a Missing Link...or some
> > kind of a Smoking Gun for...but what makes me feel
> similar as
> > Marcin, was the following:
> >
> > The finders sold their NWA 908 for years under the
> name NWA
> > 908...suddenly NWA 908 is THE(!) Rosetta Stone
> > which means THE ONE AND ONLY....
> >
> > ...ok, the main reason why I wrote this e-mail
> > was to get more info about this rather special /
> stunning /
> > fantastic / one of it's kind lithology story!
> > ... Adam wrote: that displays two (2) lithologies
> > ...Norbert wrote: displaying three (3) distinct
> lithologies
> >
> > Very interested to hear more about this unique
> meteorite...
> > not very keen to hear more about what names are
> legal / honest /
> > ethical and
> > which are not...sorry, if I started this debate!
> >
> > Peter
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Norbert Classen wrote:
> >
> >
> >> Dear Marcin,
> >>
> >> I didn't use that term for marketing reasons, and
> it is not a
> >> synonym for
> >> Dhofar 908 in general but I just used it for the
> 81g main mass of
> >> Dhofar
> >> 908, displaying three distinct lithologies
> linking previous finds
> >> together.
> >> That's why I called it a Rosetta stone. Back in
> 2003 virtually
> >> nobody was
> >> willing to believe that e.g. Dhofar 489, and
> Dhofar 305 did belong
> >> to one
> >> and the same (ancient) fall. That's not the same
> thing as calling
> >> it "Donald
> >> Duck", it's a linguistic ploy to express
> something of scientific
> >> meaning...
> >> Do you think Baker and Bizzaro used their analogy
> as a marketing
> >> ploy, or
> >> just because the liked the funny name?
> >>
> >> BTW, as to my knowledge neither Adam nor I did
> use the Rosetta
> >> stone analogy
> >> without making it very clear that we were talking
> about Dhofar
> >> 908, not in
> >> general, but in respect to a certain
> stone/fragment of Dhofar 908,
> >> and its
> >> special history/properties.
> >>
> >> And, as for the monetary "value" of certain
> specimens: do you
> >> think that a
> >> specimen of, let's say normal Zagami will demand
> the same resale
> >> price as a
> >> specimen with dual lithologies, including the DML
> (dark mottled
> >> lithology)
> >> of Zagami? You are correct, the "meteorite will
> stay the same",
> >> but I fear
> >> you won't get the latter one, cheap. And: if you
> know of a source
> >> who sells
> >> dual-lith Zagami at the price of normal Zagami,
> just give me a
> >> call :-)
> >>
> >> My 3 lithologies,
> >> Norbert
> >>
> >> -----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht-----
> >> Von: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
> >>
> [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com]
> Im Auftrag von
> >> PolandMET
> >> Gesendet: Montag, 4. Juni 2007 00:01
> >> An: Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> >> Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] Rosetta Stone
> Analogy
> >>
> >> Dear list members.
> >> Every meteorite is special.
> >>
> >> For me is better to call meteorite with his
> official name even if
> >> this is
> >> ugly NWA 9999999 name, than create some unreal
> "marketing" names
> >> that have
> >> nothing to do with meteorites. I see only one
> reason for this,
> >> better sales
> >> becouse of better name. If we call it Rosetta
> Stone, Louis
> >> Michelle or
> >> Donald Duck or Shrek, meteorite will stay the
> same and not become
> >> more
> >> importand or rare.
> >>
> >> Thats my two CH3nt's
> >>
> >> -----[ MARCIN CIMALA ]-----[ I.M.C.A.#3667 ]-----
> >> http://www.Meteoryt.net
> marcin at meteoryt.net
> >> http://www.PolandMET.com
> marcin at polandmet.com
> >> http://www.Gao-Guenie.com GSM +48(607)535
> 195
> >> --------[ Member of Polish Meteoritical Society
> ]--------
> >>
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