[meteorite-list] NWA 5400, etc

From: Jason Utas <meteoritekid_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:07:36 -0700
Message-ID: <AANLkTilsvU18V8ElsYuOubhi-1x6jcTO0sLQ8dOd3ofY_at_mail.gmail.com>

Sorry - I was a little fuzzy on that point - I suggested that it
should be peer-reviewed, and then said that Greg should provide the
evidence. I was too vague - if Greg's the one making such
accusations, I have the feeling that he should be the one to get such
things done, whether or not he's the one doing them himself. He
shouldn't be able to just keep claiming that a scientist with
credentials is performing bad work without supplying some form of
proof, or even the intent to get it.
It's practically libel.
I agree with you completely, RIchard.
Thanks,
Jason

On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 5:02 PM, Richard Kowalski <damoclid at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hey Jason,
>
> a few points.
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> I agree that if Greg is arguing that Dr. Jambon did not perform proper and complete studies of the submitted material, it is critical that the work be reviewed. Unfortunately Greg is not his peer. This is why I state that the scientific study need to be peer reviewed. Fellow meteoriticists are the ones qualified to determine if Dr. Jambon is a competent scientist and the lab he used adequate to make the determination of the pairing. Not Greg.
>
> I'll also reiterate my statement that anyone claiming a pairing has the burden of proof, that their material is paired to the already classified material. This then needs to be peer reviewed to assure that the scientist is competent and the laboratory adequate to make the determination. This level of proof is beyond almost all dealers.
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