[meteorite-list] GPS

From: R N Hartman <rhartman04_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 00:19:06 -0700
Message-ID: <003001c7c454$f3889520$6401a8c0_at_DBZC5NB1>

Seller states on his ebay ad:

OUM ROKBA (provisional)
The Old Woman's Knee!

Oum Rokba is a new meteorite from Morroco. Nomads found hundreds of complete stones a fewkilometres from an oasis called "Oum Rokba" - or the "Old Woman's Knee".

It has been classified H5 by UCLA.

Yes, classified by Alan Rubin at UCLA in 2000 (Not new at all) , but the same seller states Oum Rokba is provisional. Not so. Name was never submitted...never accepted. Not in the MetSoc database. It was found in 2000 and classified but not submitted to the Nom Comm. for several years. I think it finally was given a number but then many other unknowns started showing up using the same number, but obviously fakes (not of the same find), so the meaning of its NWA number was blurred in its reference to anything. Anyway, its a weathered junk meteorite...like many of the other ordinary highly weathered chondrites one can buy for a few cents.

If anyone has a more recent update on its name, I will be pleased to update my understanding of Oum Rokba! As I understand it, this is not an accepted official name.

Ron Hartman

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Strope" <nwa482 at comcast.net>
To: "Meteorite Central" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 12:25 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] GPS [AD]


Not tacky at all. However, a quick glance at two of your auctions does
concern me a little.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320136347174

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320135880063

NWA 2975 was only ONE stone acquired by myself and Mike Farmer in 2005. In
spite of claims to the contrary, NO ONE knows who we got that meteorite so
it is impossible to say that any subsequent "POSSIBLE PAIRINGS" over two
years later, came from our source.

I realize that you use the words "likely paired" in your description, which
is proper, but the label on the gem box clearly states NWA 2975 with a small
"lp". Now there are a lot of new collectors on eBay and a subtle "lp" on
the identifying gem box will most likely loose it's meaning as this specimen
changes hands in the future. It would be interesting to me to see what your
certificate of authenticity states, as well.

The main mass of NWA 2975 was sold to one collector and the remaining
cutting crumbs were sold to other collectors and these sales have been
logged into a spreadsheet that I have, so I know where each piece was sold
initially. By the way, I have a similar spreadsheet for NWA 2986.

http://tin.er.usgs.gov/meteor/metbull.php?code=33425

Best Wishes........

Jim Strope
421 Fourth Street
Glen Dale, WV 26038

http://www.catchafallingstar.com

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Crawford" <mark at annasach.net>
> To: "Alexander Seidel" <gsac at gmx.net>
> Cc: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 2:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] GPS [AD]
>
>
> *cough*
>
> Would it be churlish to point out that I have one for sale on eBay at
> the moment? :)
>
> http://stores.ebay.co.uk/London-Miscellany_W0QQsspagenameZMEQ3aFQ3aSTQQtZkm
>
>
> Alexander Seidel wrote:
>
>>Disclaimer
>>==========
>>
>>....I am not affiliated with the Garmin Company in any way! The same I
>>assume, is very probably true for Marcin....
>>
>>We are nothing but satisfied customers of an obviously very good brand!
>>That?s it! And why not tell others of a good product.
>>
>>:-)
>>Alex
>>Berlin/Germany
>>

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