What always was a discuragement to me was that I have many meteorites that are an inch in size. Many are unclassified NWA's . Now if I were to send one to get tested to someone who usually wants a walnut sized rock, and wants a piece for "THE COLLECTION" What's left? How much would the gov keep? ----- Original Message ---- > From: Jeff Grossman <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wed, March 10, 2010 2:35:23 PM > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] A Simple Question > > I just threw the number 50% out there because it seemed like a fair > compromise. Trust me, collectors won't get such a deal from the > federal government on vertebrate fossils or cultural artifacts! But in > this case, everybody wins if the owner (the federal govt, representing the > people) splits the specimens with individual finders. Unlike the > fossils and artifacts, meteorites can be divided without losing their > major scientific value. Without a solution like this, everybody loses: > the owners get nothing and anybody who collects meteorites could be a > criminal.
Jeff On 2010-03-10 3:19 PM, Greg Stanley > wrote: > Now you're just being silly. > > I have a question to > everyone who hunts Federal Lands: > > How many of you were FORCED... > FORCED to give your meteorite(s) to the Smithsonian? > > > > Greg S. > > ---------------------------------------- > > >> From: > >> href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected] >> > To: > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]; > > ymailto="mailto:[email protected]"; > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected] >> > Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:13:38 -0600 >> CC: > ymailto="mailto:[email protected]"; > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected] >> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] It's now an even sadder day...whathappened > toethics?? >> >> No, >> >> But you will have > to send half of the fish, >> if you catch any, to the > Smithsonian... >> >> >> Sterling Webb >> > -------------------------------------------------------------- >> ----- > Original Message ----- >> From: >> To: "Martin > Altmann" >> Cc: >> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 11:12 > AM >> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] It's now an even sadder > day...whathappened >> toethics?? >> >> >> Hi > Martin and all, >> >> Next thing you know they will be putting > a stop to fishing in this >> country. >> >> --AL > Mitterling >> >> Quoting Martin Altmann > : >> >> >>> No, where did > I? >>> >>> Jason. >>> >>> I like > history. I like the Bulletins, I like modern natural science. I >>> > love >>> meteorites. >>> And, yes, I like my profession > too, >>> a profession, nobody has to be ashamed > of. >>> >>> These are the four reasons, >>> > why I can't keep mum these years. >>> >>> Because I > simply can't understand: Aren't they seeing, what they are >>> > doing? >>> >>> If only a single one could explain > me, >>> which the positive effects of the restrictive laws are or > were >>> in Australia, in Canada, in China, in Oman, in Algeria, in > Argentina, >>> in the >>> Philippines, in Denmark, in > Sudan, in Libya, in Namibia, in South >>> Africa >>> > (?), now in USA, in Poland, in Russia (?), in > Switzerland.. >>> >>> then I promise to be much > quieter. >>> >>> Perhaps you can help me with > that? >>> So far I see only, that they risk > all. >>> >>> Thank you >>> > Martin >>> >>> >>> -----Ursprüngliche > Nachricht----- >>> Von: Jason Utas [mailto:> ymailto="mailto:[email protected]"; > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]] >>> > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 10. März 2010 01:05 >>> An: Martin Altmann; > Meteorite-list >>> Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] It's now an even > sadder day...what >>> happened >>> > toethics?? >>> >>> So, what you're saying, Martin, is > that you advocate hunters lying >>> about where they find meteorites > so that they can keep them. >>> Because that was his > question. >>> ...Interesting. >>> > Jason >>> >>> >>> >>> > ______________________________________________ >>> Visit the > Archives at >>> > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >>> > Meteorite-list mailing list >>> > ymailto="mailto:[email protected]"; > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected] >>> > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >>> >>> > >> >> >> > ______________________________________________ >> Visit the Archives > at >> > href="http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html"; >> > target=_blank > >http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >> > Meteorite-list mailing list >> > ymailto="mailto:[email protected]"; > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected] >> > > >http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> >> > ______________________________________________ >> Visit the Archives at > > target=_blank > >http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >> > Meteorite-list mailing list >> > ymailto="mailto:[email protected]"; > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected] >> > > >http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. > > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469226/direct/01/ > > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > > href="http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html"; > target=_blank > >http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > ymailto="mailto:[email protected]"; > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected] > > > >http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > -- Dr. Jeffrey N. 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