[meteorite-list] Quick Question about Sahara xxxxx finds
From: Michael Gilmer <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2010 13:51:14 -0500 Message-ID: <AANLkTimyB6+2X4mtAY8O4MOE90ZA9z2SvoAEmkUJLF6g_at_mail.gmail.com> Hi Listees, I have a quick question for the group and maybe someone here can shed some light on this subject.... Meteorites that do not have find coordinates or have falsified find coordinates are typically given the "Nova" designation by NonCom or if they are from Northwest Africa, they are given the "NWA" designation. In a handful of cases, a named meteorite was later changed to a "Nova" because it was discovered that the find coordinates were incorrect or dubious. So, why after all of these years does the Sahara xxxxx finds (mostly Labenne finds) are not referred to as "NWA" or "Nova"? It is well-known that the find coordinates on the many of these Labenne Sahara finds are falsified, which has hurt science and the provenance of the specimens. To this day, over a decade later, the true find coordinates of these specimens have not been revealed and probably will never be revealed. Can someone explain the double-standard at work here? Is it because of the pioneering work and otherwise-respectable work that the Labennes have done - despite the falsification of the find locations? Why do these Sahara finds get special treatment, while other finds with dubious locations are lumped under "NWA" or "Nova" ? I realize the NWA designation did not exist when the Sahara finds were accepted by NonCom, but shouldn't they now receive the Nova designation? In fact, the NWA designation was created, in part, due to the confusion created by the Sahara finds. So why do they still get a special place in nomenclature after all of this time? Best regards, MikeG ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Gilmer - Galactic Stone & Ironworks Meteorites Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone News Feed - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone Meteorite Top List - http://meteorite.gotop100.com EOM - http://www.encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com/collection.aspx?id=1564 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Received on Sat 18 Dec 2010 01:51:14 PM PST |
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