[meteorite-list] New FALL in Turkey

From: Alexander Seidel <gsac_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2007 17:42:01 +0100
Message-ID: <20070205164201.154040_at_gmx.net>

This does not "legalize" the whole thing!
Or would you really imply this?

SCNR
Alex
Berlin/Germany


> I have seen many objects arrive here from Turkey, they
> pass from other near country's and after go in the all
> world. For not speack I have many friends in Armenia
> where they come here in Italy every 4-5 months and
> give to me many minerals from this zones
>
> Matteo
>
> --- Alexander Seidel <gsac at gmx.net> ha scritto:
>
> > This is correct. You better not carry a nice sea
> > shell, let alone
> > some good replica of something looking antique
> > (...let alone a
> > meteorite!!!) in your baggage when leaving Turkey.
> > They are
> > tough-minded on this, and your are risking draconic
> > fines.
> >
> > I met with a collector friend in Turkey last year,
> > on the
> > occasion of the total solar eclipse. We both agreed
> > to better
> > not carry any of our own meteorites with us for some
> > showing and
> > trading, as we sometimes do, when we meet. Too high
> > a risk!
> >
> > Alex
> > Berlin/Germany
> >
> >
> > > One reason would be that Turkey might in fact be
> > the
> > > most dangerous country in the world to remove a
> > > meteorite from. Turkey has extreme laws about
> > removal
> > > of ANYTHING! People I know say that at the
> > airports
> > > there are warnings about removing even a pebble or
> > sea
> > > shell. Jail sentances are handed down for people
> > > caught at the airport removing pieces of "cultural
> > > treasures" and I think that they might not like
> > their
> > > newest meteorite fall leaving the country in a
> > > carry-on.
> > > I am going to pass on this one!
> > > Michael farmer
> > > --- Fred Caillou Noir <fred at caillou-noir.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Dear Bjorn and List,
> > > >
> > > > I agree with Bjorn, watching the pictures on the
> > > > article there is no doubt that this is a stony
> > > > meteorite and I would even risk a speculation
> > that
> > > > with the fair grey chips it looks like another
> > > > LL6... OK, I know, one should wait until it is
> > > > analysed of course! ;o))
> > > > Good luck to hunters who will make the trip to
> > > > Turkey!
> > > > Best wishes,
> > > >
> > > > Fred
> > > > Lyon, France
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Bjorn Sorheim" <astrogeo at online.no>
> > > > To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> > > > Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2007 9:42 PM
> > > > Subject: [meteorite-list] New FALL in Turkey
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > List.
> > > > Hey, what's the matter with YOU Lot!
> > > > There is A NEW FALL in Turkey is there NOT?!
> > > > Why no dicussion frenzy?
> > > > Why are you not SCRAMBLING to go there?!
> > > > I'm shure MIKE is?!
> > > > Looking at the pictures in the article, I can
> > > > definitly say is
> > > > a stony meteorite, no doubt about it I would
> > say...
> > > > (The only doubt is how much carbon it contains -
> > > > haha!)
> > > > Any more information about this fall? Links?
> > > > I'm shure there must be more stones on the
> > ground...
> > > >
> > > > Personally I heard a bang from above at 15:25 in
> > the
> > > > afternoon
> > > > on that very day here in Norway(?). I even wrote
> > it
> > > > down in my
> > > > notebook to check it later. Forgot about it
> > untill
> > > > today!
> > > > Other norwegians have noted strong meteors going
> > > > north to south
> > > > about this time it now seems...
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Bj?rn S?rheim
> > > >
> > > > > From: Mike Groetz [mpg444 at yahoo.com]
> > > > > Sent: 2007-02-03 03:41:09 CET
> > > > > To: Meteorite List
> > > > [meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com]
> > > > > Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite lands in
> > Didim
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> http://www.voicesnewspaper.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=477
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
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