Robert, I couldn't agree with you more here about Jeff. He is in my opinion THE most important person on this list. period. Not because I agree with him all of the time but because he always has THE RIGHT THING TO SAY. Which puts him head and shoulders above most of us and especially above me. Having said that. I don't yet understand why people put so much importance on find co-ords and strewnfields. It has not only been pointed out by another important list member that "A meteorite does not care where it lands". (Ted Bunch). But to add to that I personally don't see where it will ever matter all that much. I mean it has been pointed out that; 1). These rocks move around and therefore do not tell us anything about where they landed. The wind , water, flood, erosion. What ever the reason these things move around. 2). They are not a geological formation. They land totally randomly. This is therefore trivial information ( of very little value). 3). Larger material falls farthest? Yes, and littler one ride piggy back with the big ones which skews the pattern and we may never know it because The bigger ones may bury themselves never to be found. So, what have we learned from something never found? 4). How much more can we expect to learn from strewnfields? Ask any third grader to show you what rocks do when they fall from any angle. 5). This is really very simple stuff. The science is in the rest of the knowledge we can gain. Let this co-ords and strewnfield crap go and things will get a lot simpler. 6). This will eliminate the need for certain laws. Nobody will care where it landed and therefore less court battles over something that wouldn't exist if not for an informed finder anyway. 7). Did I mention beating a dead horse? 8). I am sure I did not think of all the bad reasons for mapping here . Give me time. 9). I understand in the past we needed data on this but we are past the invention of the wheel. Time to move forward. But Jeff, other than that we all love you. Well at least like you a bunch. Carl -- Carl or Debbie Esparza Meteoritemax
---- Robert Woolard <[email protected]> wrote: > Jeff, > > You wrote in part: > "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." > > > THANK you so much for your very intelligent and logical input. You are > exactly the kind of "scientist/human being" ;-) we need! We are lucky to > have someone like you as a member of The List. I'm sure we all greatly > appreciate your willingness to help in this matter. > > Sincerely, > Robert Woolard > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
