A recent issue of METEORITICS contains a very interesting paper on the "ownership" of meteorites. I don't have the specific citation at hand, but it should be easy to find and I urge everyone to read it.
I think (at least in the U.S.) the owner of the property on which a meteorite falls owns the meteorite. S/he is free to keep it, sell it or give it away as they wish. In the Park Forest case, the local "scientific community" is urging the donation of all of the new finds. Strictly speaking, the stuff coming to rest on city streets and the fire department roof belongs to the city. Stones falling on private property belong to the individual property owners. Does anyone disagree? Mark > "People are being urged to "turn over" finds to the scientific > community." > > I want to know, do we have to? Why would the scientific community need all > the stones? Is it like the old woman meteorite where they cut of 600 or so > pounds to study? > > Thanks, Tom > The proudest member of the IMCA 6168 ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
