Hi Thomas and List, I think this might be one of those cases where the finder's story may determine what the final outcome of the ownership question is. If he claims that it was passed down through his family for a long time before newer laws went into effect, it will be grand-fathered in. If he says it was found recently or that he acquired it recently, then the state may have a claim on ownership. It could become a case of he-said, the state-said. This is commonly seen with ivory, fossils, certain mineral specimens, etc. A good analogy would be Canyon Diablo. Any new Diablo removed from the crater area cannot be owned by private individuals except in very limited and controlled circumstances. But, proving that any specific offering was removed recently, or in the distant past, is often hard to do. Unless the state can prove otherwise, the finder or current owner has the advantage in determining which way the case for ownership goes.
Best regards, MikeG On 9/22/10, Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > This is the Fitzwater Pass meteorite. > > This area is a National Forest. > Am I correct in beliving that we can not even look there? What if one > were to trip over a meteorite in an area like this? Photograph it, > record the location, and try to get forest service officials interested? > Anything else? > > Thomas > -who lives nearby > ______________________________________________ > 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 > -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Gilmer - Galactic Stone & Ironworks Meteorites Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone News Feed - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone EOM - http://www.encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com/collection.aspx?id=1564 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________ 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
