[meteorite-list] Russian meteorites-- don't take them for granite!

From: Darryl Pitt <darryl_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:47:48 -0500
Message-ID: <4C8485BF-265F-4DEA-830F-8ECAA5928EC7_at_dof3.com>

Mmhmm....I highly doubt the Smithsonian is unable to make a
determination of law or conducts business by prevailing rumors.

Anyway......

Good weekend / d,


On Feb 12, 2010, at 2:32 PM, Adam Hupe wrote:

> Hi Darryl and List,
>
> I do not know why the Smithsonian seems to have a problem with NWA,
> you will have to ask them. I do know they have accepted some NWA
> material into there collection as a donation. I asked two different
> curators and got two varying opinions nether of which suggested they
> were illegal. It may be that they are overly cautious, cannot find
> any laws regarding them or simply listen to rumors. A simple call to
> the Moroccan embassy should straighten it out.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Adam
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Darryl Pitt <darryl at dof3.com>
> To: Adam Hupe <raremeteorites at yahoo.com>
> Cc: Adam <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Fri, February 12, 2010 11:04:55 AM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Russian meteorites-- don't take them
> for granite!
>
>
> Hi Adam....
>
> Hoping all is well...
>
> If the issue below was as clear-cut as suggested, why then does
> Smithsonian policy prohibit the acquisition of planetary NWAs? My
> impression, and I could be mistaken, is that the country of export
> (Morocco) is less relevant than the countries in the NWA corridor
> from where said objects were first recovered.
>
> Anyway.....
>
> All best / Darryl
>
> ========
>
>
>
> On Feb 12, 2010, at 1:18 PM, Adam Hupe wrote:
>
>> It makes no difference whatsoever whether a meteorite is classified
>> or not when originating from Northwest Africa as far as legalities
>> go. People who spread the rumor that the export of meteorites from
>> Morocco are illegal seem to have an agenda. A dealer once tried to
>> make it so you needed a special permit but this failed. I believe
>> this was to get an exclusive on material coming out of NWA as this
>> would have served as an effective roadblock to others.
>>
>> The truth is simple: It is completely legal to obtain meteorites
>> from Morocco, period!
>>
>> All the best,
>>
>> Adam
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: Carl 's <carloselguapo1 at hotmail.com>
>> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>> Sent: Fri, February 12, 2010 9:33:18 AM
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Russian meteorites-- don't take them
>> for granite!
>>
>>
>> Hi Adam, Carl, Peter, All,
>>
>> That's strange. This is the second time in three weeks I've heard
>> the NWAs were illegal. At least I think what was meant was the
>> unclassified NWAs are. Adam, would that make any difference?
>>
>> Carl2
>>
>>
>> Adam wrote:
>>> NWA material has been thoroughly checked out by several museums
>>> and does not
>> present any problem whatsoever...
>>
>> Carl E. wrote:
>>> With all due respect to you. What on Earth is this supposed to mean?
>> "dangers of the NWA market."?...
>>
>>
>>
>>
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