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Re: Canadian meteorites

>But Blaine did tell me that he has a friend who purchased some Bruderheim from
>a farmer in the fall area a short while back.  He then attempted to get the
>export permits to remove them, but the Canadian Officials would not approve it
>since they said "there was not enough extra Bruderheim material for scientific
>research to allow ANY of it to be exported!"  THERE IS OVER 800 POUNDS OF
>BRUDERHEIM!!!!!!!!!  And it is a very ordinary L6.  How much do they need?
>And what kind of research are they doing on it anyway?  

I thought that the Bruderheim supply might of been depleted inside of Canada,
since it was recovered before the Canadian Act went into affect.  However,
looking in the Catalog of Meteorites, there appears to be quite a bit
of Bruderheim still in Canada.  So I have to agree with you - Bruderheim,
being a common chrondite and in plenty of supply in Canada, should
be approved for an export permit.

>And if they won't let out a couple specimens of Bruderheim, Ron, what makes
>you think they will let ANYTHING ELSE OUT, especially a new find or fall such
>as the Hodgeville?  The answer is THEY WON'T!

Then there is Abee, an E4, which has been approved for
an export permit.  An E4 is a much rarer meteorite than a L6, and more
scientifically interesting. There is an inconsistancy here, so there 
is probably something else at play.  Since they seem to emphasize 
scientific research, my guess would be that Canada is approving export 
permits for meteorites to scientific institutions only, and rejecting 
permits in cases where the meteorites will be sold commercially.  
This is just a guess, and I haven't seen the enough details on either 
the Bruderheim or Abee examples to know for sure if this applies.

Ron Baalke