[meteorite-list] Katol India meteorite - Forbidden Fruit

From: wanderingstar at wanderingstarmeteorites.com <wanderingstar_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2012 09:23:21 -0700
Message-ID: <20120714092321.0758fa43d6d5436111294b67fe3214ef.7cc5111987.wbe_at_email01.secureserver.net>

Its Commonly known meteorites from India are illegal without export
permits, but yet Suligiri and now Katol is offered by many IMCA members
for sale. Guess the meteorite police, IMCA member and seller of this
(Katol) Jason Utas needs to add himself to his blacklist for selling
illegal meteorites! Question is, where is the IMCA to take action
against jason for illegally exporting or receiving these for sale?

Greg C,

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Katol India meteorite - Forbidden Fruit
From: Me Teor <m3t30r1t3man at gmail.com>
Date: Sat, July 14, 2012 11:39 am
To: Shawn Alan <photophlow at yahoo.com>
Cc: Meteorite Central <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>

Dear Shawn
You are absolutely correct. It is illegal to collect meteorites in
India. And meteorites are government property. The authority for this is
the Geological Survey of India. And as far as I know, they never trade
or deal with any individuals or private institutions. There cannot be
any export papers as export is banned.

Although I wonder how having a export paper or certificate helps ?

If a specimen is up for sale, it is definitely out of the country and
has been exported.

By the way does anyone have a analysis report on this new find ?

M.E.

On 14-Jul-2012, at 3:32 AM, Shawn Alan <photophlow at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hello Listers,
>
>> From my understanding, meteorites that fell or are found after 1885 in India would be forwarded to the Government Geological Museum which would take over possession of the meteorite? If so, how is Katol exempt from this, or was Katol sold by the Museum? For those who have gotten some of this meteorite fall, will their meteorites come with export papers like how Canadian falls are handled?
>
> Shawn Alan
> IMCA 1633
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> http://www.ebay.com/sch/ph0t0phl0w/m.html?
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