[meteorite-list] WI Meteorite Name?

From: Jeff Grossman <jgrossman_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 09 May 2010 16:06:26 -0400
Message-ID: <4BE715C2.6040804_at_usgs.gov>

I tried to send this yesterday, but it seems to have not gotten through...
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There are many factors considered in naming a meteorite. It is rare for
the NomCom to pick its own name out of the blue. It usually serves as
more of a review panel than anything else. Some consideration is given
to the finder, to the first person to describe the meteorite, to
commercial usage, to the distribution of find locations, etc. In this
case, I don't know what will happen. If there has been contact with the
committee, I don't know about it yet and no proposals are on the table
at this time. But I know the classification has been done.

Jeff


On 2010-05-09 7:41 AM, Jeff Kuyken wrote:
> Hi Michael and all,
>
> Actually you are wrong. Obviously the original submitter gets a say or
> else how do they choose the name?! And yes... the Nom Com gets the
> final say but they need the recommendations to start with and that
> comes from the submitting party. I recommend you read Jeff Grossman's
> post regarding West/Ash Creek:
>
> http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/meteorite-list/2009-April/051836.html
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Blood" <mlblood at cox.net>
> To: "Jeff Kuyken" <info at meteorites.com.au>; "Meteorite List"
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2010 3:04 AM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] WI Meteorite Name?
>
>
>> Hi Jeff and all,
>> My understanding is that the naming of all meteorites is at
>> the sole discretion of the Nomenclature committee of the
>> Meteoritical Society. The original finder is irrelevant. I believe
>> anyone is free to suggest a name, but my experience is that such
>> suggestions carry little, if any, weight.
>> However, the list is fortunate in having a former member
>> Of the Nomenclature Committee, Jeff Grossman as a member
>> Of the list. He would most certainly know better than any of
>> Us the specifics involved in naming a new fall.
>> Michael
>>
>>
>> On 5/8/10 4:46 AM, "Jeff Kuyken" <info at meteorites.com.au> wrote:
>>
>>> Exactly. I think past falls have shown us that there is no point
>>> trying to
>>> push one name over another. Amgala... ooops I mean Oum Dreyga is a
>>> perfect
>>> example of that and dare I mention West... ooops... sorry... Ash
>>> Creek! ;-)
>>>
>>> Anyhow, I thought it was generally the first person submitting the
>>> classification/meteorite who got the rights (within reason).
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Jeff
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "al mitt" <almitt at kconline.com>
>>> To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>>> Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2010 2:48 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] WI Meteorite Name?
>>>
>>>
>>>> Greetings,
>>>>
>>>> It will be called what the Nomenclature Committee decides to name
>>>> it as
>>>> naming has always been done in the past. Dr. Jeff Grossman made
>>>> mention
>>>> the name Livingston would probably not be used due to conflict with
>>>> other
>>>> named specimens.
>>>>
>>>> Best!
>>>>
>>>> --AL Mitterling
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Shawn Alan"
>>>> To: Meteorite-List
>>>> Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 6:50 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] WI Meteorite Name?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hello Listers,
>>>>>
>>>>> I think the name of the meteorite should be Livingston because
>>>>> wasnt that
>>>>> the first place a meteorite was found and the media has been talking
>>>>> about that town. Plus it seems like that was ground zero the first
>>>>> couple
>>>>> of days when everyone rushed into WI.
>>>>>
>>>>> Shawn Alan
>>>>
>>>> Jeff Grossman wrote on April 17th:
>>>>
>>>> I see everybody starting to call this fall "Livingston"... but this is
>>>> not likely to be accepted as the name since there are already
>>>> meteorites
>>>> named Livingston (Montana) and Livingston (Tennessee).
>>>>
>>>> Jeff
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> [meteorite-list] WI Meteorite Name?
>>>>> James Balister balisterjames at att.net
>>>>> Fri May 7 18:06:46 EDT 2010
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>>>>>
>>>>> ----
>>>>> You all know that we gotta call it the Livingston strewn field.
>>>>> In fact
>>>>> we should start a new nameing process where all meteorites that
>>>>> are from
>>>>> a strewn field should have a large S after it. Regardless of the
>>>>> name of
>>>>> the rock.
>>>>
>>>>
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