[meteorite-list] Durability of provenance

From: valparint at aol.com <valparint_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 09:11:22 -0700
Message-ID: <43ED1B2E705B4283B8B7B3D6A5D40141_at_vpoffsiteweb.local>

Hello All.

Here's a question that's been rolling around in my mind for quite a while.

Suppose you purchase a 50g meteorite from Joe Dealer and Joe supplies information that the specimen is "ex Museum of Natural History, New York."

Then, suppose you cut it in half.

Are either of the pieces, or both, considered to be "ex Museum of Natural History, New York?"

Cheers.

Paul Swartz
IMCA 5204
Received on Tue 20 Sep 2011 12:11:22 PM PDT