[meteorite-list] Ad - LUNAR BONANZA - List Member Specials

From: Ali Faraj AlKathiri <alikathiri34_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun Jul 9 06:06:04 2006
Message-ID: <BAY124-F41AC4D77462D8BC81C583C86A0_at_phx.gbl>

Dear List Members

Referring to the claim by Mr. Greg Huge being permitted to export 150 kg of
meteorites from Oman, I would like to state the following.

1- The permission is written in Arabic, So how can the list members read it.
2- Why the name of the permitted person is written by hand (this is not the
usual way for granting such permits).
In fact the information given by Greg Huge about the permission is
misleading (see the translation bellow):
To it may concern
Please allow Mr. Herztr (Name is not clear to me) to export 150 kg of rocks
samples we certify that this rocks have no commercial value.

So there is no indication for a permission to export meteorites. We know
that some people come to the ministry and give misleading information to the
officials.

When dealing with rocks having commercial value it is not enough to give
such a paper, there is always an agreement like that with Swiss scientists.
I am asking Mr. Greg Huge if he has any kind of agreement with the Ministry
of Commerce and Industry.
Notice: Official permission to work on Oman meteorites is so far only given
to the Swiss Scientists, no other groups

Ali



>From: "Greg Hupe" <gmhupe_at_tampabay.rr.com>
>To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
>Subject: [meteorite-list] Ad - LUNAR BONANZA - List Member Specials
>Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2006 14:14:16 -0400
>
>Dear List Members,
>
>
>
>We would like to take this opportunity to announce the availability of
>several different lunar meteorite specimens from Oman. This is a great
>chance to pick up a legally exported meteorite specimen from this local.
>You will find several world-class specimens including a nice Main Mass, a
>very low TKW offering and many others. There are some great examples
>represented by the links below so please be sure to check them out. We are
>offering List Members a 20% discount for one week starting today (Wednesday
>July 5th) and any specimens not sold after this time will be offered on
>eBay at full price plus shipping and/or insurance. If you are interested in
>any of these, email me at gmhupe_at_tampabay.rr.com
>
>
>
>Links to descriptions to the five different Dhofar lunar meteorites for
>offer:
>
>Dhofar 908
>
>http://www.lunarrock.com/dhofarlunars/dhofar908.pdf
>
>Dhofar 910
>
>http://www.lunarrock.com/dhofarlunars/dhofar910.pdf
>
>Dhofar 911
>
>http://www.lunarrock.com/dhofarlunars/dhofar911.pdf
>
>Dhofar 1084
>
>http://www.lunarrock.com/dhofarlunars/dhofar1084.pdf
>
>Dhofar 1085
>
>http://www.lunarrock.com/dhofarlunars/dhofar1085.pdf
>
>
>
>List of individual specimens for offer:
>
>Dhofar 908 (Special List Price $800.00 per gram):
>12.2g complete stone
>http://www.lunarrock.com/dhofarlunars/dsc00002.jpg
>8.152g end cut
>http://www.lunarrock.com/dhofarlunars/dsc00003.jpg
>
>Dhofar 910 (Special List Price $1,200.00 per gram):
>45.5g end cut Main Mass
>http://www.lunarrock.com/dhofarlunars/dsc00004.jpg
>7.454g end cut
>http://www.lunarrock.com/dhofarlunars/dsc00005.jpg
>3.442g complete slice
>http://www.lunarrock.com/dhofarlunars/dsc00006.jpg
>3.368g complete slice (SOLD)
>http://www.lunarrock.com/dhofarlunars/dsc00007.jpg
>2.934g part slice
>http://www.lunarrock.com/dhofarlunars/dsc00008.jpg
>2.074g complete slice
>http://www.lunarrock.com/dhofarlunars/dsc00009.jpg
>
>Dhofar 911 (Special List Price $800.00 per gram):
>25.6g complete stone
>http://www.lunarrock.com/dhofarlunars/dhofar911mm.jpg
>16.4g complete stone
>http://www.lunarrock.com/dhofarlunars/dsc00011.jpg
>4.626g end cut
>http://www.lunarrock.com/dhofarlunars/dsc00012.jpg
>2.1g complete slice
>http://www.lunarrock.com/dhofarlunars/dsc00013.jpg
>2.066g complete slice
>http://www.lunarrock.com/dhofarlunars/dsc00014.jpg
>1.282g end cut
>http://www.lunarrock.com/dhofarlunars/dsc00015.jpg
>378mg complete slice
>http://www.lunarrock.com/dhofarlunars/dsc00016.jpg
>338mg part slice
>http://www.lunarrock.com/dhofarlunars/dsc00017.jpg
>326mg part slice
>http://www.lunarrock.com/dhofarlunars/dsc00018.jpg
>306mg part slice
>http://www.lunarrock.com/dhofarlunars/dsc00019.jpg
>248mg complete slice
>http://www.lunarrock.com/dhofarlunars/dsc00020.jpg
>
>Dhofar 1084 (Special List Price $1,600.00 per gram):
>3.172g end cut (only one we have)
>http://www.lunarrock.com/dhofarlunars/dsc00021.jpg
>
>Dhofar 1085 (Special List Price $800.00 per gram):
>28.5g end cut
>http://www.lunarrock.com/dhofarlunars/dsc00022.jpg
>6.272g end cut
>http://www.lunarrock.com/dhofarlunars/dsc00023.jpg
>5.578g end cut
>http://www.lunarrock.com/dhofarlunars/dsc00024.jpg
>2.028g end cut
>http://www.lunarrock.com/dhofarlunars/dsc00025.jpg
>1.176g part slice
>http://www.lunarrock.com/dhofarlunars/dsc00026.jpg
>1.120g part slice
>http://www.lunarrock.com/dhofarlunars/dsc00027.jpg
>766mg end cut
>http://www.lunarrock.com/dhofarlunars/dsc00028.jpg
>
>
>
>We think you will find the asking prices very reasonable considering these
>were all legally exported with supporting documentation. Many are priced
>below their counterparts with no paperwork whatsoever. For your
>consideration, below is a link showing the simple permit allowing for the
>removal of 150-kilograms of material from the Sultanate of Oman under which
>these specimens are covered. With the exception of Swiss scientists, only
>three of these permits were ever issued to one group of expert German
>hunters who took the time to obtain them. It is doubtful that any more of
>these permits will ever be issued again for non-scientific purposes. We
>will include a copy of this paperwork with each purchase so collectors can
>be assured of the legal status and provenance of these specimens.
>
>
>
>Link to export document:
>
>http://www.lunarrock.com/dhofarlunars/omanpermit1.jpg
>
>
>
>Thank you for looking.
>
>
>
>Kindest Regards,
>
>
>
>Greg and Adam Hupe
>
>The Hupe Collection
>
>NaturesVault (eBay) (Be sure to check out my auctions ending in a couple
>hours)
>
>gmhupe_at_tampabay.rr.com
>
>IMCA 2185 (Adam)
>
>IMCA 3163 (Greg)
>
>
>
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