[meteorite-list] Re: NWA's, 'Dealers', Science, & NomCom

From: mark ford <markf_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Nov 25 11:15:37 2004
Message-ID: <6CE3EEEFE92F4B4085B0E086B2941B31244899_at_s-southern01.s-southern.com>

It's quite simple, if you don't know where it comes from and it hasn't
been classified then its 'unclasssifed' ... voila - no faking needed, it
has a name! :)


-----Original Message-----
From: Herbert Raab [mailto:herbert.raab_at_utanet.at]
Sent: 25 November 2004 16:02
To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com
Subject: [meteorite-list] Re: NWA's, 'Dealers', Science, & NomCom


Jeff Grossman wrote:

> 1) Keep the specimen under the name the seller told you

It was bough as "unclassified stony meteorite", so I knew
that I am the one who has to care for classification.

> 2) Get it classified and named properly.

I sent it to a major lab for classification. Response was that
they do not want to give yet another NWA number to the same
meteorite.

> 3) Fake a specimen number.

Not a good choice for anyone that wants to keep honest...?

Greetings,
  Herbert Raab




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