[meteorite-list] Self Proclaimed Pairing List
From: JKGwilliam <h3chondrite_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri Nov 12 10:51:52 2004 Message-ID: <6.0.3.0.2.20041112084728.02690bd0_at_pop.west.cox.net> Thanks a lot Doug, now the dang song will be in my head all day;-) Roadrunner! beep beep! The coyote is coming to eat you! (literal translation) The actual jingle was: "Roadrunner, the coyote's after you...Roadrunner, if he catches you you're through! I raised seven kids. JKGwilliam At 11:06 PM 11/11/2004, MexicoDoug_at_aol.com wrote: >I'm not ready for another rumble so soon, lay off Bill, please, really in >a nice way. Adam, "?Correcaminos, bip bip! El coyote te va a comer!" (how >does that jingle go in English, anyway?) > > > >Subj: Re: [meteorite-list] Self Proclaimed Pairing List > Date: 11/12/2004 12:19:02 AM Eastern Standard Time > From: joseph_town_at_att.net > To: "Adam Hupe" <raremeteorites_at_comcast.net> > Cc: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com > Sent from the Internet (Details) > >Adam, > >You can study, you can admonish, you can try to establish yourself as the >last word in meteorics. It's really sad that you aren't satisfied with >what you have genuinely >accomplished. Peddle your stones as you see fit but I for one can live >without this long range plan you are presenting to dominate the market. >It's transparent and offensive. You will never own the numbers or the >minds of the majority. > >Bill > > >-------------- Original message ---------------------- >From: "Adam Hupe" <raremeteorites_at_comcast.net> > > 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 > >______________________________________________ >Meteorite-list mailing list >Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com >http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Received on Fri 12 Nov 2004 10:51:17 AM PST |
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