[meteorite-list] AD: Novato back in the market

From: Michael Farmer <mike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:21:11 +0600
Message-ID: <72574D5F-401B-485F-B5B8-703880212561_at_meteoriteguy.com>

Perhaps a finder of one of the recovered pieces should step up, and cut a piece for science?
I think they need more than 6 grams for the noncom rules do they not?
Didn't several California hunters find pieces? I guess this will just be another no-name fall.
Michael Farmer

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On Apr 30, 2013, at 4:32 AM, Robert Verish <bolidechaser at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Actually, it's still the "Novato" (provisional) meteorite.
> It still is not in the Meteoritical Bulletin.
>
> This is the slice that Brien Cook originally cut with the intention of submitting it to UCLA. But when he read that someone else was going to supply the type-specimen, he then placed it on eBay.
>
> It would be nice if some Institute or consortium would make an offer and try to repatriate this slice and make it a type-specimen so that this US-fall could finally be made "official". All I'm saying is, this "leaving an official-status hanging-in-mid-air" would never happen in Canada. They would just simply buy the type-specimen.
>
> It's time for the US to catch-up with Canada. It's time for a change.
> Bob V.
>
> --- On Mon, 4/29/13, Matija Bericic <matija.bericic at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Matija Bericic <matija.bericic at yahoo.com>
>> Subject: [meteorite-list] AD: Novato back in the market
>> To: "meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> Date: Monday, April 29, 2013, 10:48 AM
>>
>> Hi list,
>> We have finished researching Novato meteorite and we do not
>> need it anymore. 6.6 g slice was bought on ebay auction on
>> 27th of October 2012 from hunter Brien Cook.
>> Anyone interested in this rare piece make me an offer off list.
>> Best regards,
>> Matija Bericic
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Received on Mon 29 Apr 2013 09:21:11 PM PDT