[meteorite-list] Getting Novato approved

From: Matson, Robert D. <ROBERT.D.MATSON_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:08:46 -0700
Message-ID: <7C640E28081AEE4B952F008D1E913F170775DA0A_at_0461-its-exmb04.us.saic.com>

Hi All,

Well, clearly ~some~ material was deposited at UCLA, otherwise
there would be no Novato classification. The issue is instead
one of *sufficient* deposit (20 grams in this case) in a recognized
institution for the Nomenclature Committee to put it up for a vote.
I frankly don't know how much of Novato UCLA received, but the
balance to be made up is obviously less than 20 grams. If they are
short by less than 6.6 grams, I would certainly consider buying
the Brien Cook slice and donating it to UCLA to get this on the
books.

--Rob

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Jim
Wooddell
Sent: Monday, April 29, 2013 6:25 PM
To: Michael Farmer; Robert Verish
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Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] AD: Novato back in the market


 Yes....what happened to the type specimen? I was under the impression
no one sent a type specimen that met the standing requirement?

Jim Wooddell - Mobile

Michael Farmer <mike at meteoriteguy.com> wrote:

>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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