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

From: Richard Montgomery <rickmont_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:24:44 -0700
Message-ID: <0E705EFF1C4F41CABE9752933B81994B_at_bosoheadPC>

I certainly put in a few weeks with no finds.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Farmer" <mike at meteoriteguy.com>
To: "Robert Verish" <bolidechaser at yahoo.com>
Cc: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Monday, April 29, 2013 6:21 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] AD: Novato back in the market


> 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
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> 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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