[meteorite-list] Speaking of Moon Rocks..

From: Michael Gilmer <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 25 May 2012 20:35:37 -0400
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Hi Chris,

Is this true even if the meteorite falls on private property? (like a
homeowner's backyard)

Best regards,

MikeG

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On 5/25/12, chris handler <cmhandler at gmail.com> wrote:
> In Australia, the laws very from state to state. Unfortunately in both
> Western Australia and my state, South Australia, the state museums
> have automatic guardianship over any meteorite found within the state
> boarders. In South Australia, a finder has to be rewarded if they
> request a reward, but there is no stipulation that the reward needs to
> match what was found, so hypothetically, they could give you a $10
> supermarket voucher for a 5kg Lunar. As you can see, privet meteorite
> hunting is all but dead in these two states.
>
> Kind regards,
>                    Chris Handler
>
>
>
> On 5/26/12, Michael Gilmer <meteoritemike at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Ben, Doug, and List,
>>
>> A great new lunar.  So, how exactly does that work in Australia?  Can
>> the finder keep it?  Is the finder reimbursed if the stone is property
>> of the government?  I know about the export part of the process, but
>> can an Australian hunter keep his find (or part of it) or must he/she
>> hand it over to the state?  I'm unclear on how that works.  What if
>> the meteorite is found on private property versus public/government
>> land?
>>
>> PS - there is also a new Martian in the latest Met Bulletin update.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> MikeG
>>
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>> On 5/25/12, Doug Ross <doug at dougross.net> wrote:
>>> Hi Ben,
>>>
>>> Wow, a new Australian lunar!  This is the first I've heard about it.  I
>>> just
>>> checked the Western Australian Museum website, and there is no mention
>>> of
>>> it
>>> yet. Definitely not paired with Calcalong Creek, based on the find
>>> coordinates.  But I guess we won't be seeing any of this new one in
>>> private
>>> collections.  Still very exciting news.
>>>
>>> -Doug Ross
>>>
>>>
>>> On May 25, 2012, at 5:25 AM, Benjamin P. Sun wrote:
>>>
>>>> This just got approved today: Lynch 002
>>>>
>>>> http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?sea=&sfor=names&ants=&falls=&valids=&stype=contains&lrec=50&map=ge&browse=&country=All&srt=name&categ=All&mblist=All&rect=&phot=&snew=1&pnt=Normal%20table&code=55542
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The second official lunar from Australia!
>>>>
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