Re: [meteorite-list] Number of meteorites left in NWA?

[Adam Hupe]

Hello Mark and List,   I would calculate the mater of supply in months.  I have been informed that the Moroccan government has confiscated its first stone(a 20 or 34 kilogram mesosiderite C) from a very reliable source.  It seems permits were not honored and old fossil laws were put into play.  It is just a matter of time when these treasures will not be allowed to leave the country, remember Australia.  Sure some enterprising group will try to work with Algeria or Mauritania to get around Morocco but forget it.  I have heard rumors for a long time but this is the first confirmed case that a stone was actually confiscated.  The ice has been broken now making it more and more difficult in the future to legally obtain NWA meteorites.  I would consider this first confiscation a wakeup call.   All the best,   Adam            ----- Original Message ----- From: mark ford To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 12:35 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] Number of meteorites left in NWA?     … ok, Back to a meteorite related topic ;   what’s everybody’s ‘guestimate’ on how many years supply there is left in ‘NWA’  ?   Given we know the [approximate] potential number of meteorites per square mile and the size of the deserts , and we must have an approximate idea of how many tons of material have come out of the desert ?  (hope youv’e all been keeping records) :)     Anyone want to do the calculation.? ?     Mark F.