These sob's already have too much controll over our lives! But telling us that we can't pick up a rock ! Are we dealing with a king here? I object to ANY loss of freedom in inyway. I am a free man and not a slave. I do not have a master! Except God. We should just tell them NO! PS Every rock I ever found I wrote up a report took measurments and pictures, to no avail. Always turned out to be a rock. So why worry about the very few that are real? Oh wait, it's about the money!!!!!!!
----- Original Message ---- > From: Jeff Grossman <jgross...@usgs.gov> > To: Pelé Pierre-Marie <pierremariep...@yahoo.fr>; Meteorite-list > <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> > Sent: Tue, March 9, 2010 7:07:57 AM > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] It is a sad day..... > > Oops, sorry, I replied to the wrong thread. This message was meant to go > on the "sad day" thread. Jeff > Once everybody gets all the > anger out of their systems, the time comes for all interested parties to work > within the existing framework of laws, regulations, and precedents and help > develop a permitting process that allows meteorite hunting under certain > conditions. If I were drafting this, it would at least include provisions > requiring environmentally responsible collection methods, accurate > documentation > (photography, gps, mass), registration of find info within some time period, > the > right of first refusal for up to half of each object by the Smithsonian, and > mandatory deposition of 20 g/20% in an institutional collection (including > any > material accepted by the SI). > > I think reasonable people > recognize that these meteorites belong to the people of the US, but that > specimens would mostly not be found without the efforts of private > citizens. A good policy would continue to reward those who find these > objects on behalf of the people, but also prevent the loss of scientific > information and significant specimens. > > The question becomes, > how can a reasonable regulation and permitting process be created? I'll > discuss this with my colleagues in DOI and the SI, and perhaps groups like > the > IMCA can help lobby for this as well. I think it is quite > achievable. > > Jeff On 2010-03-09 7:39 AM, Pelé > Pierre-Marie wrote: > My question was not about the laws ;-) > > > Just searching for the Glorieta Mountain strewnfield map. I'm > sure many of you have it. > > I just need some help as I plan to go > there one or two days in the following weeks. > > Best > regards > > Pierre > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > ymailto="mailto:Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com"; > href="mailto:Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com";>Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > -- Dr. Jeffrey N. Grossman phone: (703) > 648-6184 US Geological Survey fax: > (703) 648-6383 954 National Center Reston, VA 20192, > USA ______________________________________________ Visit the > Archives at > target=_blank > >http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list > mailing list > href="mailto:Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com";>Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > href="http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list"; target=_blank > >http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
