[meteorite-list] Self Proclaimed Pairing List

From: Michael Farmer <meteoritehunter_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri Nov 12 01:42:46 2004
Message-ID: <006201c4c882$d1b26690$0200a8c0_at_S0031628003>

Adam, by the way, what the hell is Amgala? We have heard no official
classification in 9 months.
What is the deal?
Mike Farmer
----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Hupe" <raremeteorites_at_comcast.net>
To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 9:45 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Self Proclaimed Pairing List


> Dear List,
>
> While studying the problems associated with number borrowing I came up
> with
> a list of the most abused names. I see there have been some improvements
> lately in this area such as web sites have been changed, some are using
> the
> term suspected pairing and others are submitting suspected pairings to
> laboratories. This is good news and will help improve collector
> confidence.
> If every dealer did his/her best to follow the rules set forth by the
> NomCom, meteorite collecting could evolve to the next plateau. Here are a
> few examples that could stand some improvement:
>
>
> Amgala*
> Cleaned Zag being substituted, only one well known dealer still at fault.
>
> NWA 1109*
> Still being sold as a Howardite - Name borrowed heavily - Self proclaimed
> pairings
>
> NWA 1068
> Self proclaimed pairings
>
> NWA 1110*
> Mass self proclaimed pairings
>
> NWA 1877*
> Self proclaimed pairings
>
> NWA 1817*
> Self proclaimed pairings
>
> NWA 1827
> Self proclaimed pairings
>
> NWA 1878*
> Self proclaimed pairings
>
> NWA 1929
> Mass self proclaimed pairings
>
> NWA 3118*
> Mass self proclaimed pairings
>
> NWA 3140*
> Mass self proclaimed pairings
>
> * Studies paid for by The Hupe Collection
>
> As you can see by the number of asterisks we have a large investment in
> the
> above listed meteorites. This is why we take exception to anybody using
> these numbers that has not made their material official. We spend
> thousands
> every month on the study of NWA material and do not depend on grant money.
> This money comes directly out of our pockets. I hope a month from now
> this
> list is shorter. I will become more specific if needed in the future.
> Now
> lets have some fun doing the right thing.
>
> All the best,
>
> ------------------------------------
> Adam Hupe
> The Hupe Collection
> Team LunarRock
> IMCA 2185
> raremeteorites_at_comcast.net
>
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Received on Fri 12 Nov 2004 01:42:42 AM PST