[meteorite-list] Quick Question about Sahara xxxxx finds
From: Jeff Grossman <jgrossman_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2010 11:52:33 -0500 Message-ID: <4D0E3851.5000705_at_usgs.gov> Parts of Algeria are included in the definition of NWA. As for export laws, you tell me! Jeff On 12/19/2010 11:34 AM, Greg Catterton wrote: > Thanks for the info Jeff. I have a couple questions... > >> Algeria, Niger, and Libya were all possible collection >> areas, and these are not in the NWA area, which is defined >> as "Morocco and adjacent parts of the surrounding >> countries." > If this is the case, how do recent Lunars like NWA 2996, 4483 and 5151 become NWA stones when they were found in Algeria? > Given export laws (however foolish they are) shouldnt these require export permits to own like Canadian and Argentina falls since Algeria does not allow export? > > Greg Catterton > www.wanderingstarmeteorites.com > IMCA member 4682 > On Ebay: http://stores.shop.ebay.com/wanderingstarmeteorites > On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WanderingStarMeteorites > > > --- On Sun, 12/19/10, Jeff Grossman<jgrossman at usgs.gov> wrote: > >> From: Jeff Grossman<jgrossman at usgs.gov> >> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Quick Question about Sahara xxxxx finds >> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com >> Date: Sunday, December 19, 2010, 7:44 AM >> There are several issues and a >> misconception here. >> >> Misconception: The Nomenclature Committee (NomCom) does not >> change the names of meteorites once they are accepted, >> except in extraordinary circumstances (e.g., the Gao/Guenie >> nomenclatural nightmare). To do so would cause endless >> confusion. All of the Nova meteorites were named that >> way when they were initially published in the Bulletin. >> >> The "Sahara" series, which were collected and so-named by >> the Labenne family, predates the "NWA" series by several >> years. In the late 1997, the Sahara meteorites were >> being sold under this name, several groups of scientists >> wanted to publish on them, and the NomCom had to figure out >> what to do about their names. The choices were to >> accept these names, convince the Labennes to rename them, or >> to rename them ourselves for the official >> announcement. For several reasons, Sahara was >> accepted. First, the names were already coming into >> widespread use, and renaming them would cause a mess. >> Second, it was understood that the coordinates would be >> released, perhaps in five years, once the area was hunted >> out (this never happened, but I still hope it will). >> >> The vote to establish the NWA series came in 2000, when it >> became clear that the Saharan nomenclature problem was >> growing in magnitude. It seems possible that, had the >> Labenne meteorites appeared after this date, NomCom would >> have insisted that they all be called NWA. But >> probably not: we thought that Tunisia, eastern >> Algeria, Niger, and Libya were all possible collection >> areas, and these are not in the NWA area, which is defined >> as "Morocco and adjacent parts of the surrounding >> countries." >> >> Given all of this, probably the ideal names for the Labenne >> meteorites would have been Sahara 001 - Sahara xxx, but what >> was done was done. >> >> Jeff >> >> On 12/18/2010 2:25 PM, Greg Catterton wrote: >>> Many will provide false information or not any at all >> to keep the location secret. There is a discussion elsewhere >> currently about a finder lying about the location to secure >> the material available. >>> Algeria has laws preventing the export of meteorites, >> yet there are new ones coming out everyday. Even recent >> Lunars from there are accepted and sold. All one has to do >> is simply say NWA. >>> Berduc was the same way, many were transported outside >> the country and claimed to have been found elsewhere. >>> I have seen many others questioned about locations and >> even know of one person who has outright lied about where a >> stone was recovered to keep from paying the land owner the >> share agreed on and created a laughable story of the find >> that has been published with so many flaws, it looks like a >> scam ad on ebay. I bet some of you have a piece of it in >> your collection and dont even know the whole story behind >> it! >>> I think it happens more then we would really want to >> know. >>> Greg Catterton >>> www.wanderingstarmeteorites.com >>> IMCA member 4682 >>> On Ebay: http://stores.shop.ebay.com/wanderingstarmeteorites >>> On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WanderingStarMeteorites >>> >>> >>> --- On Sat, 12/18/10, Michael Gilmer<meteoritemike at gmail.com> >> wrote: >>>> From: Michael Gilmer<meteoritemike at gmail.com> >>>> Subject: [meteorite-list] Quick Question about >> Sahara xxxxx finds >>>> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com >>>> Date: Saturday, December 18, 2010, 1:51 PM >>>> 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 >>>> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> ______________________________________________ >>>> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >>>> Meteorite-list mailing list >>>> Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com >>>> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >>>> >>> >>> ______________________________________________ >>> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >>> Meteorite-list mailing list >>> Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com >>> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >>> >> ______________________________________________ >> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> > > > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > Received on Sun 19 Dec 2010 11:52:33 AM PST |
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