> Amgala* > Cleaned Zag being substituted, only one well known dealer still at fault.
Hi Adam, are you at liberty to let us know who this dealer is? I think the collecting community needs to know. I would hate to see a collector buy a Zag thinking it was a fresh new fall. Best regards, Roman Jirasek www.meteoritelabels.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adam Hupe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 11:45 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Self Proclaimed Pairing List > Dear List, > > While studying the problems associated with number borrowing I came up with > a list of the most abused names. I see there have been some improvements > lately in this area such as web sites have been changed, some are using the > term suspected pairing and others are submitting suspected pairings to > laboratories. This is good news and will help improve collector confidence. > If every dealer did his/her best to follow the rules set forth by the > NomCom, meteorite collecting could evolve to the next plateau. Here are a > few examples that could stand some improvement: > > > Amgala* > Cleaned Zag being substituted, only one well known dealer still at fault. > > NWA 1109* > Still being sold as a Howardite - Name borrowed heavily - Self proclaimed > pairings > > NWA 1068 > Self proclaimed pairings > > NWA 1110* > Mass self proclaimed pairings > > NWA 1877* > Self proclaimed pairings > > NWA 1817* > Self proclaimed pairings > > NWA 1827 > Self proclaimed pairings > > NWA 1878* > Self proclaimed pairings > > NWA 1929 > Mass self proclaimed pairings > > NWA 3118* > Mass self proclaimed pairings > > NWA 3140* > Mass self proclaimed pairings > > * Studies paid for by The Hupe Collection > > As you can see by the number of asterisks we have a large investment in the > above listed meteorites. This is why we take exception to anybody using > these numbers that has not made their material official. We spend thousands > every month on the study of NWA material and do not depend on grant money. > This money comes directly out of our pockets. I hope a month from now this > list is shorter. I will become more specific if needed in the future. Now > lets have some fun doing the right thing. > > All the best, > > ------------------------------------ > Adam Hupe > The Hupe Collection > Team LunarRock > IMCA 2185 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
