[meteorite-list] Amgala Status

From: Adam Hupe <raremeteorites_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri Nov 12 01:59:07 2004
Message-ID: <05e301c4c882$ce0738e0$6401a8c0_at_c1720188a>

Hi All,

Mike asked the status of Amgala. Amgala (Provisional Working Name) is still
under study at NAU. There are several reasons for the delay. One, NAU has
a huge cue. Two, it is a very complex meteorite. Three, nine months is not
that long to wait when we still have material from over three years ago
still not completed. I will check the status Monday and give updates if
there are any.

Kind Regards,

Adam

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Farmer" <meteoritehunter_at_comcast.net>
To: "Adam Hupe" <raremeteorites_at_comcast.net>;
<meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 10:42 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Self Proclaimed Pairing List


> 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 01:42:39 AM PST