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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> wrote: > >> From: Matija Bericic <[email protected]> >> Subject: [meteorite-list] AD: Novato back in the market >> To: "[email protected]" >> <[email protected]> >> 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 >> ______________________________________________ >> > > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
