[meteorite-list] NWA BIG QUESTION

From: impactearth_at_space.com <impactearth_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:52:20 2004
Message-ID: <20020822173859.1471.h014.c000.wm_at_mail.space.com.criticalpath.net>

Perhaps Dean could call up the Nomads on their cell
phones, provided they are currently wondering the area
of the desert with cell phone reception, and ask them
to start documenting the finds. WHY HASN'T THIS
HAPPENED? Maybe ship them a GPS unit and some graph
paper to map out the strewn field? I mean, in this day
and age of communication, the only reason the "nomads"
aren't doing this is for 2 reasons. 1 being they are
too lazy, 2 being, no one has asked them to. Think of
the what could happen, the next NWA's to be found could
acutally be documented, knowing the TKW, location, etc.
 Why isn't this happening? Everyone, collectors,
dealers, NOMAD'S, could be making more money.

Ray



On Fri, 23 August 2002, drtanuki wrote:

>
> Dear List Members;
> A meteorite cannot be paired unless analysis is
done
> to prove so. A
> practice that is common in the market is to classify
> one stone
> (sometimes more) and call the remainder the same. The
> fact that they
> are &quot;called&quot; the same does not prove that
they are the
> same type of
> meteorite or even paired. Dean's NWAs all look
similar
> due to the local
> environment that they were found (probably within the
> same region of the
> Sahara).
> Desert varnish or sand erosion covers most of the
> meteorites and
> rocks in the Sahara and other deserts. Desert varnish
> is characteristic
> in colour or texture depending on the local
> environment; and even the
> terrestrial rocks look similar in appearance.
> I hope this answers some of the questions that I
> have been asked to
> respond to. Sincerely, Dirk Ross....Tokyo
>
>
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