[meteorite-list] Meteorite numbers

From: Jeff Kuyken <jeff_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun Nov 21 04:31:00 2004
Message-ID: <007001c4cfac$da14d760$58348690_at_mandin4f89ypwu>

Bob,

This is the whole point!!! Instead of dragging Mike into it, why not send
the piece to a qualified lab who can formally classify the piece for you?!?
I've recently sent around 20%-25% of my 42g SNC stone to be studied and
classified. It may, or may not be, paired with the NWA 1110/NWA 1068 group
but I could have easily just broken the piece up and sold it off as that.
But it's not right and I'm happy to give the $000's of material up because
now scientists over 3 continents and many labs will have access to Martian
material which can only help everyone involved in the long term. I believe
even NASA has some of that material to study now and how could that possibly
be a bad thing?

Regards,

Jeff Kuyken
I.M.C.A. #3085
www.meteorites.com.au


----- Original Message -----
From: Comcast Mail
To: Meteorite list ; Michael Farmer
Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2004 3:28 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite numbers


Mike,

I trust you. How about I send you a sample of my NWA 1110 and NWA 1877 and
have Adam send you his.
Then you can report your opinion regarding comparison back to anyone who
cares.

Thanks
Bob Evans
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Farmer <meteoritehunter_at_comcast.net>
To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 9:56 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite numbers


> To clarify something that is obviously causing some problems in the
> meteorite world right now, I want everyone to know that
> NWA 788, 787, and NWA 482 are numbers that came from rather large or
> meteorites with hundreds of pieces bought during one of my expeditions.
> The Hupes and many other people have the right to those numbers.
> Now, there are other numbers being widely used without proper title (as Dr
> Grossman has stated publicly and with finality that people do not own
> numbers, but numbers are assigned to specific meteorite specimens and must
> not be used with other meteorites just because you heard or someone told
you
> it is the same).
> Let's all please stop this practice as it is really hurting our business
and
> hobby. Virtually every dealer including myself has been or is guilty of
> this, we are in the process of correcting the situation and to start
people
> MUST immediately comply or this will just spiral downward as we see
tonight.
>
> I perused eBay today and it is still rampant with sellers using numbers
they
> seem to have drawn from a hat. So please ask you seller next time you buy
> something, how they got that number, who it was assigned to and if not
them,
> just how they came to call it that.
> Mike Farmer
>
>
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