Hello all A curiosity, how much ask now the Moroccans for ordinary material? I received email with offers from Moroccans that want from the $2 to the $16/gr. for ordinary material. ....begin a few to exaggerate with the requests, a time if satisfied with $0.10-20/gr. If you want answer in private... Regards
Matteo --- Adam Hupe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Sergey and List, > > I feel the performance increase in rare finds from > the desert is > attributable to free enterprise and education. > Moroccans and nomads know > they will get more for an achondrite than a normal > chondrite. They have > learned that meteorites do not need to be magnetic > and are now searching for > anything out of place. We receive dozens of > non-magnetic samples every > month, about 10% being meteorites. Lots of fresh > material is starting to > show up because they know they will receive more > money for it. We have been > receiving more W0s and W1s than ever before. Three > different mesosiderites > have shown up in less than a year! The only thing > that doesn't show up in > greater numbers are irons. I believe there are now > over 7,000 nomads, > basically an army, keeping an eye out for > meteorites. This has everything > to do with the amount of material coming out of the > Sahara. > > All the best, > > Adam > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sergey Vasiliev" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Adam Hupe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 4:21 PM > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Collecting > Ban > > > > Dear Adam and List, > > > > Yes, you are right that "desert has been easily > outperforming Antarctica". > > But why? That was the question actually... > > What will happened if you will have enough money > to send 100 Moroccans > > to search the ice for one month? ;-) > > > > Bernd, can you estimate it, please? ;-) > > > > Nothing against - just wondering... > > > > Good night (morning) and all the best, > > Sergey > > ------------------------------------ > > Sergey Vasiliev > > U Dalnice 839 > > Prague 5, 15500 > > Czech Republic > > www.sv-meteorites.com > > www.meteorites4you.com > > www.sv-minerals.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dear Sergey and List, > > > > > > I wish I had the time to manage just such a > database but this would > > > represent a full-time effort. I think Bernd > could tweak his data base > to > > > extrapolate some of this data. Maybe if we are > nice he will do such a > > > thing. My opinion is that the desert has been > easily outperforming > > > Antarctica the last two years and will continue > to do so just as long as > > the > > > laws remain favorable. > > > > > > All the best, > > > > > > Adam > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Sergey Vasiliev" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "Adam Hupe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 3:13 PM > > > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite > Collecting Ban > > > > > > > > > > Dear List and Adam, > > > > > > > > I do not have my copy of MetBase 6.0 yet so it > is difficult > > > > for me to compare the latest SNCs numbers > but... ;-) > > > > > > > > What about somebody who have a time and > knowledge (Adam?) will make a > > > > mathematic > > > > formula to compare hot/cold deserts finds? > > > > > > > > Something like that: > > > > > > > > Deserts Finds: > > > > > > > > QOF = ((n * t)/S) * LUCK * EXPIRIENSE > > > > > > > > QOF = Quantity Of Finds > > > > n = quantity of nomads or other meteorite > hunters or scientists > involved > > > in > > > > prospecting for meteorites > > > > t = average time of one nomad (hunter, > scientist) searching for > > meteorites > > > > S = area in square km > > > > LUCK - I don't know the math for that yet ;-) > > > > EXPIRIENSE - All I know about this parameter > is that it is going > better > > > time > > > > wise > > > > > > > > Sure you can add some parameters for moving > ice in Antarctica to > enlarge > > > the > > > > "S". > > > > But... you have to accept that penguins were > witness of the falls (too > > bad > > > > we can't > > > > understand it yet) > > > > > > > > Anyway: (Non-Antarctic MINUS witness falls) in > compare for the > deserts. > > > > > > > > Sergey > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dear List, > > > > > > > > > > It is interesting to note that the > Non-Antarctic to Antarctic ratio > is > > > > > different when it comes to planetary > material. > > > > > > > > > > SNCs > > > > > Qty Non-Antarctic Qty Antarctic > > > > > 18 10 > > > > > > > > > > Lunar > > > > > Qty Non-Antarctic Qty Antarctic > > > > > 15 12 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This ratio is also starting to favor other > rare material. The > desert > > is > > > > > proving to be bountiful for new study > material. > > > > > > > > > > All the best, > > > > > > > > > > Adam > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > > > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > > > === message truncated === ===== M come Meteorite - Matteo Chinellato Via Triestina 126/A - 30030 - TESSERA, VENEZIA, ITALY Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sale Site: http://www.mcomemeteorite.com Collection Site: http://www.mcomemeteorite.info International Meteorite Collectors Association #2140 MSN Messanger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EBAY.COM:http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/mcomemeteorite/ __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? 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