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 <[email protected]> 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 <[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 ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
