[meteorite-list] Sale - Howardite Blow Out

From: Jim Strope <jim_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Sep 23 11:15:13 2004
Message-ID: <002301c4a180$221abd00$6401a8c0_at_DJQVK441>

Obviously, you are right, verification of specimens should be performed
before they are assigned to a pre-existing number. I guess I wasn't clear
on that.

Jim Strope
421 Fourth Street
Glen Dale, WV 26038

http://www.catchafallingstar.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Farmer" <meteoritehunter_at_comcast.net>
To: "Jim Strope" <jim_at_catchafallingstar.com>; "Meteorite List"
<meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 11:10 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Sale - Howardite Blow Out


> Yes Jim, it wasn't pretty.
> The part about falls and finds was discussed. There is no need to classify
> every piece of those meteorites like Gao or Sikhote-Alin as they are from
a
> compact area, and are distinctive enough to lack the need for further
> classification.
> When it comes to meteorite mass-concentration areas like North Africa
> and Oman, then the need for further classification is necessary. Obviously
> if you are hunting and find them all together, that would be one
meteorite,
> but when buying in the markets there, then everything is mixed up, some
> paired meteorites being sold in cities 400 miles apart! That makes for
some
> very confusing classification problems.
> Mike Farmer
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Strope" <jim_at_catchafallingstar.com>
> To: "Meteorite List" <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 8:05 AM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Sale - Howardite Blow Out
>
>
> > You should have been in Denver, Mike. You would have been shocked to
see
> > how much uncut "NWA 1929" was being sold at low prices.
> >
> > I am glad that I wasn't on the list the last month to witness the
fighting
> > over numbers. Perhaps, each newly found Sikhote-alin should have it's
own
> > new name assigned???? Or the new Glorietta? Or the new Campo? ETC.
> ETC.
> > ETC.
> >
> > Jim Strope
> > 421 Fourth Street
> > Glen Dale, WV 26038
> >
> > http://www.catchafallingstar.com
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Michael Farmer" <meteoritehunter_at_comcast.net>
> > To: "Rob Wesel" <nakhladog_at_comcast.net>; "Meteorite List"
> > <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 10:45 AM
> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Sale - Howardite Blow Out
> >
> >
> > > This one confuses me.
> > > We had a large fight and discussion just last week, where the Hupes
and
> Dr
> > > Jeff Grossman said that pairings must be made scientifically and when
> the
> > > nomenclature committee denote a number for a meteorite, it is for that
> > > meteorite that the number is reserved, no others.
> > > NWA 1929 was my meteorite, and it was a single individual.
> > > I had it classified by Dr Bunch.
> > > It now seems that people are selling other meteorites under my number,
> > > including the Hupes? How is this possible? Complete individuals? Then
> they
> > > have not been cut.
> > > Why the double standard? How does anyone know these uncut meteorites
are
> > NWA
> > > 1929? Why were they all suddenly found a year after I bought NWA 1929
in
> > > Morocco?
> > > I am a little confused about this, if other meteorites can not be
paired
> > as
> > > stated by the Hupes so adamantly, then how is NWA 1929 immune to the
> same
> > > treatment?
> > > This is not directed at Adam, he is just the one who last week had a
> huge
> > > fight with Bob Evans over this, and now it seems that other people are
> > going
> > > to town with my meteorite number.
> > > Anyone care to tell me how all of these meteorites are no NWA 1929?
> > >
> > > Michael Farmer
> > /meteorite-list
> >
> >
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