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

From: Martin Altmann <altmann_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:26:07 +0100
Message-ID: <000401caac32$65ed4030$07b22959_at_name86d88d87e2>

Hello,

only a short note regarding the NWAs from Morocco
(because I have an instable internet connection at the moment.)

There aren't any laws, regarding ownership, export or hunting of meteorites
in Morocco. That was also realized on the desert workshop of MetSoc in
Casablanca, 2006.

Should be easily found online too, because it was also published in a report
about the workshop in MAPS. Just google.

So fears, if some curators have such in that respect, I'd say, are
unnecessary.

Best!
Martin


 




-----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht-----
Von: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
[mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] Im Auftrag von Jeff
Grossman
Gesendet: Freitag, 12. Februar 2010 21:24
An: Meteorite-list
Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] Russian meteorites-- don't take themfor
granite!

Darryl is definitely on the right track. It is not the country of final
export that is an issue for many museums. It is the history of the
specimen before that, tracing back to the point of origin. The
uncertainty over whether a meteorite may have been removed illegally
from a country, or removed from a country under trade restrictions, is
the problem. Museums are incredibly sensitive about such issues.
Basically, for most NWAs, they worry that they do not know who the real
legal owner is.

Jeff

On 2010-02-12 3:01 PM, Adam Hupe wrote:
> One just has to take into account where the rumors originated and for what
purpose. I will leave it alone at that as Martin has done a thorough job
explaining this . The bottom line is that this issue was brought up in a
public forum in Morocco itself and no laws prohibiting the export of
meteorites were forthcoming. Besides, NWA material is in just about every
type specimen repository in the world and in several prominent natural
history museums.
>
> 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 11:47:48 AM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Russian meteorites-- don't take them for
granite!
>
>
>
> 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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- 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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