[meteorite-list] NWA 1110 and paired specimens: what is theconsensus?

From: Adam Hupe <raremeteorites_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri Apr 28 12:07:38 2006
Message-ID: <00db01c66a21$8d78b140$6401a8c0_at_c1720188a>

Thaddeus,

You are beginning to breach territory you know nothing about. Well-known and respected scientists examined every piece of the 118 grams that make up NWA 1110. A type specimen was deposited and thin sections were taken from several of the pieces but not all. Images were taken of the recovery efforts in the field and coordinates were recorded. NWA 1110 was voted on and approved by the Nomenclature Committee making every piece official. NWA1110 is the second set of pairings studied from the same shattered meteorite that has been coming out for the last three years. Several self-proclaimed pairings to NWA 1110 are not official, have not been looked at by scientists and are in no way to be confused with the real NWA 1110 series of stones.

This has been argued in this forum in the past and a consensus was reached. People who deal meteorites and borrow other's official numbers and descriptions are now considered a low breed. It is not fair to collectors to receive something that was presented as being official when in fact no scientist has qualified the piece and it was never made official. The rules have been tightened up considerably because of past abuses by a few individuals who deal part time and are not interested in selling official material. Nomenclature is no longer passed out freely and must be requested only after study is underway. This is good for collectors and science at the same time.

If you look hard enough; you will see that the playing field is evolving and a healthy balance between hunters and scientists is becoming the norm. Now stop sounding like a bored BLM agent who has been patrolling desert wasteland way too long for that rare chance to give some poor unsuspecting person a ticket just for needed entertainment. Ruining somebody's day with a ticket to show how much self-perceived power (very little amount of actual power) you have will only make people close their ears and mind to what you have to say.

Good Day,

Adam


----- Original Message -----
  From: Thaddeus Besedin
  To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com
  Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 7:58 PM
  Subject: [meteorite-list] NWA 1110 and paired specimens: what is theconsensus?


  Hello list (and I apologize for my offenses [ha ha]),
  Have we all come to terms with the status of so-called NWA 1110 fragments sold on EBAy and other through direct sale 1.5 years ago? Have any been analyzed? Are they genuine?
  -Thaddeus Besedin (my real name, and my sh*t stinks too)


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