[meteorite-list] New information from Nomenclature re:provisionalnames and

From: Moni Waiblinger <moni2555_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 15:26:02 -0700
Message-ID: <BAY138-F1D0F818D07D2CC2E33630CD5F0_at_phx.gbl>

Hi Adam and All,

I just wonder now,
if you make a find in California, what is the rule after that?
Who gets what, BLM or Smithsonian and where would you have it classified?
What have you found out about that?
What kind of permits?
And if you obtain a permit, do you have to tell them exactly what you found?
And are there written laws now one could get from the BLM offices?
Or does each BLM office in California have different rules?

I never even wondered about going out to hunt,
never stepped foot in a BLM office.
I knew the basics that the meteorites really don't belong to me and the
Smithsonian could get them any time they wanted.
But that was never the question, ever.
I wonder why things started changing?
Why all the sudden is the BLM getting so involved?

Thanks, Moni


>From: Adam Hupe <raremeteorites at yahoo.com>
>To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] New information from Nomenclature
>re:provisionalnames and
>Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 10:36:55 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Dear List,
>
>It kind of takes the fun out of it when somebody feels
>the need to snitch on an out of state group to the
>BLM. This only serves to weaken the hobby of hunting.
>
>By the way, I was told that there was a BLM agent
>hanging around the meteorite group this year in
>Tucson. He was recognized in one of the images posted
>to the List.
>
>I got nothing but grief over the Randsburg iron even
>though its provenance goes back three decades.
>Questions about whether it was really a transplanted
>Campo or Chuckwalla forced me to liquidate it for
>free. I donated the entire mass to a church in North
>Carolina because I was so disgusted with the politics
>surrounding this California meteorite.
>
>Luckily my pairing to the Old Woman was found on
>private property or I am sure there would be some more
>grief in regards to this shale ball.
>
>The best advice for anybody searching California lake
>beds is to check out the laws regarding them. It is
>difficult to know if you are searching on private
>property or not so it is best to question the locals.
>Do not be afraid to bang on a few doors and ask
>questions. I would rather search on private property
>with a solid agreement than risk getting in trouble.
>Besides, you can get an exclusive if you do your
>research which accounts for 90% of any true treasure
>hunting effort.
>
>I plan a long term stay in the Mojave next fall with
>all of the proper equipment and permissions so it
>should be an enjoyable effort.
>
>Best Regards,
>
>Adam

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