[meteorite-list] Self Proclaimed Pairings Issues (SPPI)

From: Adam Hupe <raremeteorites_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri May 5 22:16:55 2006
Message-ID: <03bb01c670b2$d3d85ea0$6401a8c0_at_c1720188a>

The excuse that I have 3,000 pieces of what looks like the same stone won't
fly. As I stated before, every piece of NWA 1110 was examined by a Nom Com
approved scientist. NWA 3118, which consisted of thousands of pieces was
thoroughly gone through by Dr. Irving in the field, in Morocco. Dr. Bunch
literally went through over 2,000 lbs. of my material in Denver taking three
days to do so. Scientists help me to sort material at cutting parties. For
the most part, they seem more than willing to go through large batches of
material. I have a new find consisting of several thousand pieces that with
the help of Dr. Irving were sorted out and classified. Which would you
rather have, a self proclaimed pairing or pieces that have been examined by
a competant scientist?

I am not trying to police any market, just stating that the standards set by
the I.M.C.A. and the Meteoritical Society serve a very important purpose.
Every other industry seems to have standards in place, why not meteorites?
If you agree to be a member of the I.M.C.A. you also agree to the standards
set forth by the Meteoritical Society. A dealer who operates without
standards is nothing more than a clown as far as I am concerned.

Enough Said,

Adam
Received on Fri 05 May 2006 10:14:37 PM PDT