HI all, just to correct the article of this URL
http://www.space.com/15654-meteorite-hunt-california-fireball.html the images of the meteorite and the video was my find. Its SM12 and it was donated by the land owner. My fresh find was 100% fusion crusted and it was hard to give it up, but I knew that from the beginning, that this was the arrangement with the land owner. Happy hunting, Moni > Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2012 16:46:46 -0700 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [meteorite-list] New Rules for Meteorite Hunters Unveiled - > Space.com > > Hello Listers > > Found this article today, not sure if it has been posted but take a look if > you like.... > > Shawn Alan > IMCA 1633 > eBay Store > http://www.ebay.com/sch/imca1633nyc/m.html? > http://www.meteoritefalls.com/ > > > New Rules for Meteorite Hunters Unveiled > by Leonard David, SPACE.com’s Space Insider Columnist > Date: 11 October 2012 Time: 07:01 AM ET > > > It’s official! A fishing license for the sky. > The Bureau of Land Management, under the U.S. Department of the Interior, has > issued Instruction Memorandum No. 2012-182. It establishes policy governing > the collection of meteorites found on public lands. > The policy, issued Sept. 10, provides guidance to the BLM’s field office > managers for administering the collection of meteorites on public lands in > three "use categories," said Derrick Henry, a public affairs specialist for > BLM in Washington, D.C. > > They are: > * Casual collection of small quantities without a permit > * Scientific and educational use by permit under the authority of the > Antiquities Act > * Commercial collection of meteorites through the issuance of land-use > permits > "The policy recognizes that there is interest in collecting meteorites by > hobbyists … but it also is recognition that there are science and commercial > interests as well," Henry told SPACE.com. > Henry said the new policy builds upon the guiding authority of the 1976 > Federal Lands Policy and Management Act. It is the first time the BLM has > formally addressed rules regarding collection of meteorites on public lands, > he added. > > > Click here to read the rest of the article > http://www.space.com/18009-meteorite-collectors-public-lands-rules.html > _______ ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
