Re: [meteorite-list] 5 Kilo Iron Meteorite

2010-10-18 Thread Jeff Kuyken
I've seen other videos and know of other pieces this gold prospector has 
found. To the best of my knowledge he just keeps them and according to his 
YouTube comments, uses them as a heat bank for his heater!


Unfortunately for the finder, he doesn't own any of those pieces he found 
while prospecting either. Under state law they all belong to the WA state 
government so it may just be a matter of time before he gets a knock at the 
door!


Cheers,

Jeff

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To: Meteorites USA e...@meteoritesusa.com
Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 5:36 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] 5 Kilo Iron Meteorite



Would be interesting to know what happened to those irons found in
Australia? knowing what the laws are nowhave they been handed
in for study/classificationor just disappeared
mysteriouslyanyone know the finder of more about the story?

Jeff?

They look much younger than Henbury with very nice regmaglypts.

Graham, UK

On 17 October 2010 18:37, Meteorites USA e...@meteoritesusa.com wrote:

Anyone wanna talk about meteorites? ;) Seems someone found a couple...

Eric


On 10/16/2010 10:22 PM, Meteorites USA wrote:


Another one... this time BIGGER! Strewnfield?
http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=7y6dDtPekzQ

Geoff and Steve were in Australia just recently. Hmmm...



On 10/16/2010 10:15 PM, Meteorites USA wrote:


http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=-619OvFyi5w
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Re: [meteorite-list] 5 Kilo Iron Meteorite

2010-10-18 Thread Meteorites USA

Sad the government would try to take away what should rightfully be his.

Instead of hushing up and hiding or fudging data on find location. 
Perhaps any meteorites found on federal land, particularly the rare 
types, should be video taped, weighed, photographed, and GPS'd. Then 
leave them in the field. If the government wants them, they can purchase 
the coordinates. For a nominal location fee of course.


Eric

On 10/18/2010 1:48 AM, Jeff Kuyken wrote:
I've seen other videos and know of other pieces this gold prospector 
has found. To the best of my knowledge he just keeps them and 
according to his YouTube comments, uses them as a heat bank for his 
heater!


Unfortunately for the finder, he doesn't own any of those pieces he 
found while prospecting either. Under state law they all belong to the 
WA state government so it may just be a matter of time before he gets 
a knock at the door!


Cheers,

Jeff

- Original Message - From: e-mail ensoramanda 
ensorama...@ntlworld.com

To: Meteorites USA e...@meteoritesusa.com
Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 5:36 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] 5 Kilo Iron Meteorite



Would be interesting to know what happened to those irons found in
Australia? knowing what the laws are nowhave they been handed
in for study/classificationor just disappeared
mysteriouslyanyone know the finder of more about the story?

Jeff?

They look much younger than Henbury with very nice regmaglypts.

Graham, UK

On 17 October 2010 18:37, Meteorites USA e...@meteoritesusa.com wrote:

Anyone wanna talk about meteorites? ;) Seems someone found a couple...

Eric


On 10/16/2010 10:22 PM, Meteorites USA wrote:


Another one... this time BIGGER! Strewnfield?
http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=7y6dDtPekzQ

Geoff and Steve were in Australia just recently. Hmmm...



On 10/16/2010 10:15 PM, Meteorites USA wrote:


http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=-619OvFyi5w
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Re: [meteorite-list] 5 Kilo Iron Meteorite

2010-10-18 Thread Martin Altmann
Well Jeff and Graham,
only another sad example.

There is zero incentive for that prospector, to get his finds classified, to
reveal the data for more searches,
to bring it to a museum.

He had all the work, he made a great recovery - and the reward would be a
wet handshake and the expenses for a bus ticket to Perth.

Australia has lost another meteorite, like it lost so many before by virtue
of these antiquated laws,
where it was proven long ago,
that it is scientifically the wrong method, to regard finders of meteorites
as enemies and not as partners.

In most of the other countries of the world, you would have now samples of
such a find in the labs and in the national and regional museums.

In parts of Australia, the laws prevent that. 
Laws which threw Australian meteoritics 150 years back in time.
Laws, which never were tested to be conform with the constitution,
Laws, which greatly handicap the scientific work of the universities and the
public appointment of the institutes and museums to collect meteorites, to
preserve meteorites and to enlarge and to diversify the collections.


Even in desert countries only a small handful of experts occupy themselves
with that so rare and exotic matter called meteorite:  Meteoricists,
curators, private collectors, private hunters, private dealers.

Influence and competence to ensure that the legal conditions are given, that
a meaningful research on meteorites and that new finds are granted,
do have only the curators and the meteoricists.

There are only a few in Australia.

To us it's only left, to appeal to their professional ethics, their
expertise, their liability to the public,
which allows to them and supports them to do their research, and finally to
their reason,
to care for a modification of the laws,
that Australia once will be able to turn back again in the circle of the
great meteorite nations.

It costs no money, it costs insight, will and practical wisdom.

It's up to them.

Don't wait too long.
Martin


-Ursprüngliche Nachricht-
Von: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com
[mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] Im Auftrag von Jeff
Kuyken
Gesendet: Montag, 18. Oktober 2010 10:48
An: e-mail ensoramanda; Meteorites USA
Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] 5 Kilo Iron Meteorite

I've seen other videos and know of other pieces this gold prospector has 
found. To the best of my knowledge he just keeps them and according to his 
YouTube comments, uses them as a heat bank for his heater!

Unfortunately for the finder, he doesn't own any of those pieces he found 
while prospecting either. Under state law they all belong to the WA state 
government so it may just be a matter of time before he gets a knock at the 
door!

Cheers,

Jeff

- Original Message - 
From: e-mail ensoramanda ensorama...@ntlworld.com
To: Meteorites USA e...@meteoritesusa.com
Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 5:36 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] 5 Kilo Iron Meteorite


 Would be interesting to know what happened to those irons found in
 Australia? knowing what the laws are nowhave they been handed
 in for study/classificationor just disappeared
 mysteriouslyanyone know the finder of more about the story?

 Jeff?

 They look much younger than Henbury with very nice regmaglypts.

 Graham, UK

 On 17 October 2010 18:37, Meteorites USA e...@meteoritesusa.com wrote:
 Anyone wanna talk about meteorites? ;) Seems someone found a couple...

 Eric


 On 10/16/2010 10:22 PM, Meteorites USA wrote:

 Another one... this time BIGGER! Strewnfield?
 http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=7y6dDtPekzQ

 Geoff and Steve were in Australia just recently. Hmmm...



 On 10/16/2010 10:15 PM, Meteorites USA wrote:

 http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=-619OvFyi5w
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Re: [meteorite-list] 5 Kilo Iron Meteorite

2010-10-18 Thread Thunder Stone

If he did turn them over to the Government, would he at least get some king of 
monetary compensation - like a finders fee.  That way maybe he would turn them 
over to the government, get some cash so he can look for more gold.  Yes this 
does show how the government makes a law to try and preserve the antiquities 
of the country - only to result in many many more meteorites not being 
classified and documented for science.

The law needs to be changed - that's all.

Greg S.


 From: altm...@meteorite-martin.de
 To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
 Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:28:39 +0200
 Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] 5 Kilo Iron Meteorite

 Well Jeff and Graham,
 only another sad example.

 There is zero incentive for that prospector, to get his finds classified, to
 reveal the data for more searches,
 to bring it to a museum.

 He had all the work, he made a great recovery - and the reward would be a
 wet handshake and the expenses for a bus ticket to Perth.

 Australia has lost another meteorite, like it lost so many before by virtue
 of these antiquated laws,
 where it was proven long ago,
 that it is scientifically the wrong method, to regard finders of meteorites
 as enemies and not as partners.

 In most of the other countries of the world, you would have now samples of
 such a find in the labs and in the national and regional museums.

 In parts of Australia, the laws prevent that.
 Laws which threw Australian meteoritics 150 years back in time.
 Laws, which never were tested to be conform with the constitution,
 Laws, which greatly handicap the scientific work of the universities and the
 public appointment of the institutes and museums to collect meteorites, to
 preserve meteorites and to enlarge and to diversify the collections.


 Even in desert countries only a small handful of experts occupy themselves
 with that so rare and exotic matter called meteorite: Meteoricists,
 curators, private collectors, private hunters, private dealers.

 Influence and competence to ensure that the legal conditions are given, that
 a meaningful research on meteorites and that new finds are granted,
 do have only the curators and the meteoricists.

 There are only a few in Australia.

 To us it's only left, to appeal to their professional ethics, their
 expertise, their liability to the public,
 which allows to them and supports them to do their research, and finally to
 their reason,
 to care for a modification of the laws,
 that Australia once will be able to turn back again in the circle of the
 great meteorite nations.

 It costs no money, it costs insight, will and practical wisdom.

 It's up to them.

 Don't wait too long.
 Martin


 -Ursprüngliche Nachricht-
 Von: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com
 [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] Im Auftrag von Jeff
 Kuyken
 Gesendet: Montag, 18. Oktober 2010 10:48
 An: e-mail ensoramanda; Meteorites USA
 Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
 Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] 5 Kilo Iron Meteorite

 I've seen other videos and know of other pieces this gold prospector has
 found. To the best of my knowledge he just keeps them and according to his
 YouTube comments, uses them as a heat bank for his heater!

 Unfortunately for the finder, he doesn't own any of those pieces he found
 while prospecting either. Under state law they all belong to the WA state
 government so it may just be a matter of time before he gets a knock at the
 door!

 Cheers,

 Jeff

 - Original Message -
 From: e-mail ensoramanda 
 To: Meteorites USA 
 Cc: 
 Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 5:36 AM
 Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] 5 Kilo Iron Meteorite


  Would be interesting to know what happened to those irons found in
  Australia? knowing what the laws are nowhave they been handed
  in for study/classificationor just disappeared
  mysteriouslyanyone know the finder of more about the story?
 
  Jeff?
 
  They look much younger than Henbury with very nice regmaglypts.
 
  Graham, UK
 
  On 17 October 2010 18:37, Meteorites USA  wrote:
  Anyone wanna talk about meteorites? ;) Seems someone found a couple...
 
  Eric
 
 
  On 10/16/2010 10:22 PM, Meteorites USA wrote:
 
  Another one... this time BIGGER! Strewnfield?
  http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=7y6dDtPekzQ
 
  Geoff and Steve were in Australia just recently. Hmmm...
 
 
 
  On 10/16/2010 10:15 PM, Meteorites USA wrote:
 
  http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=-619OvFyi5w
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Re: [meteorite-list] 5 Kilo Iron Meteorite

2010-10-18 Thread John.L.Cabassi
G'Day Jeff
Looks like he got word on the bush telegraphVideos have been
removed.

Cheers John

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[mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Jeff
Kuyken
Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 1:48 AM
To: e-mail ensoramanda; Meteorites USA
Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] 5 Kilo Iron Meteorite


I've seen other videos and know of other pieces this gold prospector has

found. To the best of my knowledge he just keeps them and according to
his 
YouTube comments, uses them as a heat bank for his heater!

Unfortunately for the finder, he doesn't own any of those pieces he
found 
while prospecting either. Under state law they all belong to the WA
state 
government so it may just be a matter of time before he gets a knock at
the 
door!

Cheers,

Jeff

- Original Message - 
From: e-mail ensoramanda ensorama...@ntlworld.com
To: Meteorites USA e...@meteoritesusa.com
Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 5:36 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] 5 Kilo Iron Meteorite


 Would be interesting to know what happened to those irons found in 
 Australia? knowing what the laws are nowhave they been handed 
 in for study/classificationor just disappeared 
 mysteriouslyanyone know the finder of more about the story?

 Jeff?

 They look much younger than Henbury with very nice regmaglypts.

 Graham, UK

 On 17 October 2010 18:37, Meteorites USA e...@meteoritesusa.com 
 wrote:
 Anyone wanna talk about meteorites? ;) Seems someone found a 
 couple...

 Eric


 On 10/16/2010 10:22 PM, Meteorites USA wrote:

 Another one... this time BIGGER! Strewnfield? 
 http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=7y6dDtPekzQ

 Geoff and Steve were in Australia just recently. Hmmm...



 On 10/16/2010 10:15 PM, Meteorites USA wrote:

 http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=-619OvFyi5w
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Re: [meteorite-list] 5 Kilo Iron Meteorite

2010-10-18 Thread Martin Altmann
Hi Greg S.

The laws should be found here:

http://www.austlii.edu.au/


They are named

- Museum Act 1969
- Western Australian Consolidated Acts
- South Australian Museum Act 1976
- South Australian Consolidated Acts
- Meteorites Acts 1973
- Tasmanian Consolidated Legislation
- Meteorites Act 1988
- Northern Territory Consolidated Acts


You know Greg, my first meteorites 30 years ago, were Australian meteorites.
Mundrabillas, then Huckitta, Henbury, Murchison, Millbillillie and so on..
They were relatively cheap and well available, because there were no
restrictions,
or where there were some, the trade and the hunting was tolerated by the
Australian meteoricists
(I guess because they regarded these exotic laws as silly as we do today).

Well, and then I saw the decline of Australian meteoritics during the
decades, o.k. two Euromet expeditions and one from the Schools of Mines gave
three peaks, but that happened long ago,
till to the total breakdown of our years.

Regarding the positive developments and the upswing of the numbers of newly
found and published meteorites in USA,
in Sahara and in Oman,

it would be to expect, that Australia today has to have MINIMUM 50 newly
found and published meteorites per year.
In reality we had this decade less than one single one per year.

For what that shall be good and what for advantages such a legislation has,
don't ask me,
ask the meteoricists and curators in Australia, it's their business and
responsibility, they must know.

(I don't know, if they prefer to do nothing more with meteorites, then they
at least should let those in peace, who are caring for and are interested in
that matter - that would mean absolutely no harm for them, aside to store
away the free deposit specimens of new meteorites, they would getting in).

Their addresses you find on the Aussie-museums' pages and in the few
publications about meteorites.


Best!
Martin


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Von: Thunder Stone [mailto:stanleygr...@hotmail.com] 
Gesendet: Montag, 18. Oktober 2010 21:37
An: altm...@meteorite-martin.de; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Betreff: RE: [meteorite-list] 5 Kilo Iron Meteorite


If he did turn them over to the Government, would he at least get some king
of monetary compensation - like a finders fee.  That way maybe he would turn
them over to the government, get some cash so he can look for more gold. 
Yes this does show how the government makes a law to try and preserve the
antiquities of the country - only to result in many many more meteorites not
being classified and documented for science.

The law needs to be changed - that's all.

Greg S.


 From: altm...@meteorite-martin.de
 To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
 Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:28:39 +0200
 Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] 5 Kilo Iron Meteorite

 Well Jeff and Graham,
 only another sad example.

 There is zero incentive for that prospector, to get his finds classified,
to
 reveal the data for more searches,
 to bring it to a museum.

 He had all the work, he made a great recovery - and the reward would be a
 wet handshake and the expenses for a bus ticket to Perth.

 Australia has lost another meteorite, like it lost so many before by
virtue
 of these antiquated laws,
 where it was proven long ago,
 that it is scientifically the wrong method, to regard finders of
meteorites
 as enemies and not as partners.

 In most of the other countries of the world, you would have now samples of
 such a find in the labs and in the national and regional museums.

 In parts of Australia, the laws prevent that.
 Laws which threw Australian meteoritics 150 years back in time.
 Laws, which never were tested to be conform with the constitution,
 Laws, which greatly handicap the scientific work of the universities and
the
 public appointment of the institutes and museums to collect meteorites, to
 preserve meteorites and to enlarge and to diversify the collections.


 Even in desert countries only a small handful of experts occupy themselves
 with that so rare and exotic matter called meteorite: Meteoricists,
 curators, private collectors, private hunters, private dealers.

 Influence and competence to ensure that the legal conditions are given,
that
 a meaningful research on meteorites and that new finds are granted,
 do have only the curators and the meteoricists.

 There are only a few in Australia.

 To us it's only left, to appeal to their professional ethics, their
 expertise, their liability to the public,
 which allows to them and supports them to do their research, and finally
to
 their reason,
 to care for a modification of the laws,
 that Australia once will be able to turn back again in the circle of the
 great meteorite nations.

 It costs no money, it costs insight, will and practical wisdom.

 It's up to them.

 Don't wait too long.
 Martin


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Re: [meteorite-list] 5 Kilo Iron Meteorite

2010-10-18 Thread John.L.Cabassi
G'Day Martin, Greg S and list
A little more help

http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/sinosrch.cgi?query=meteoritesresults=
50submit=Searchmask_world=mask_path=callback=onmethod=autometa=%2F
au


Cheers John

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From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com
[mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Martin
Altmann
Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 1:44 PM
To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] 5 Kilo Iron Meteorite


Hi Greg S.

The laws should be found here:

http://www.austlii.edu.au/


They are named

- Museum Act 1969
- Western Australian Consolidated Acts
- South Australian Museum Act 1976
- South Australian Consolidated Acts
- Meteorites Acts 1973
- Tasmanian Consolidated Legislation
- Meteorites Act 1988
- Northern Territory Consolidated Acts


You know Greg, my first meteorites 30 years ago, were Australian
meteorites. Mundrabillas, then Huckitta, Henbury, Murchison,
Millbillillie and so on.. They were relatively cheap and well available,
because there were no restrictions, or where there were some, the trade
and the hunting was tolerated by the Australian meteoricists (I guess
because they regarded these exotic laws as silly as we do today).

Well, and then I saw the decline of Australian meteoritics during the
decades, o.k. two Euromet expeditions and one from the Schools of Mines
gave three peaks, but that happened long ago, till to the total
breakdown of our years.

Regarding the positive developments and the upswing of the numbers of
newly found and published meteorites in USA, in Sahara and in Oman,

it would be to expect, that Australia today has to have MINIMUM 50 newly
found and published meteorites per year. In reality we had this decade
less than one single one per year.

For what that shall be good and what for advantages such a legislation
has, don't ask me, ask the meteoricists and curators in Australia, it's
their business and responsibility, they must know.

(I don't know, if they prefer to do nothing more with meteorites, then
they at least should let those in peace, who are caring for and are
interested in that matter - that would mean absolutely no harm for them,
aside to store away the free deposit specimens of new meteorites, they
would getting in).

Their addresses you find on the Aussie-museums' pages and in the few
publications about meteorites.


Best!
Martin


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Von: Thunder Stone [mailto:stanleygr...@hotmail.com] 
Gesendet: Montag, 18. Oktober 2010 21:37
An: altm...@meteorite-martin.de; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Betreff: RE: [meteorite-list] 5 Kilo Iron Meteorite


If he did turn them over to the Government, would he at least get some
king of monetary compensation - like a finders fee.  That way maybe he
would turn them over to the government, get some cash so he can look for
more gold. 
Yes this does show how the government makes a law to try and preserve
the antiquities of the country - only to result in many many more
meteorites not being classified and documented for science.

The law needs to be changed - that's all.

Greg S.


 From: altm...@meteorite-martin.de
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 Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:28:39 +0200
 Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] 5 Kilo Iron Meteorite

 Well Jeff and Graham,
 only another sad example.

 There is zero incentive for that prospector, to get his finds 
 classified,
to
 reveal the data for more searches,
 to bring it to a museum.

 He had all the work, he made a great recovery - and the reward would 
 be a wet handshake and the expenses for a bus ticket to Perth.

 Australia has lost another meteorite, like it lost so many before by
virtue
 of these antiquated laws,
 where it was proven long ago,
 that it is scientifically the wrong method, to regard finders of
meteorites
 as enemies and not as partners.

 In most of the other countries of the world, you would have now 
 samples of such a find in the labs and in the national and regional 
 museums.

 In parts of Australia, the laws prevent that.
 Laws which threw Australian meteoritics 150 years back in time. Laws, 
 which never were tested to be conform with the constitution, Laws, 
 which greatly handicap the scientific work of the universities and
the
 public appointment of the institutes and museums to collect 
 meteorites, to preserve meteorites and to enlarge and to diversify the

 collections.


 Even in desert countries only a small handful of experts occupy 
 themselves with that so rare and exotic matter called meteorite: 
 Meteoricists, curators, private collectors, private hunters, private 
 dealers.

 Influence and competence to ensure that the legal conditions are 
 given,
that
 a meaningful research on meteorites and that new finds are granted, do

 have only the curators and the meteoricists.

 There are only a few in Australia.

 To us it's only left, to appeal to their professional ethics

Re: [meteorite-list] 5 Kilo Iron Meteorite

2010-10-17 Thread Meteorites USA

Anyone wanna talk about meteorites? ;) Seems someone found a couple...

Eric


On 10/16/2010 10:22 PM, Meteorites USA wrote:

Another one... this time BIGGER! Strewnfield?
http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=7y6dDtPekzQ

Geoff and Steve were in Australia just recently. Hmmm...



On 10/16/2010 10:15 PM, Meteorites USA wrote:

http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=-619OvFyi5w
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Re: [meteorite-list] 5 Kilo Iron Meteorite

2010-10-17 Thread e-mail ensoramanda
Would be interesting to know what happened to those irons found in
Australia? knowing what the laws are nowhave they been handed
in for study/classificationor just disappeared
mysteriouslyanyone know the finder of more about the story?

Jeff?

They look much younger than Henbury with very nice regmaglypts.

Graham, UK

On 17 October 2010 18:37, Meteorites USA e...@meteoritesusa.com wrote:
 Anyone wanna talk about meteorites? ;) Seems someone found a couple...

 Eric


 On 10/16/2010 10:22 PM, Meteorites USA wrote:

 Another one... this time BIGGER! Strewnfield?
 http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=7y6dDtPekzQ

 Geoff and Steve were in Australia just recently. Hmmm...



 On 10/16/2010 10:15 PM, Meteorites USA wrote:

 http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=-619OvFyi5w
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Re: [meteorite-list] 5 Kilo Iron Meteorite

2010-10-17 Thread Meteorites USA
It's interesting yes... The simple question ...have they been handed in 
for study/classification... is scary...


It's counter productive to science to require people to turn over 
meteorites to the state. Why should they? Because the state needs 
them? Because meteorite hunters don't need them? Because meteorite 
hunters don't know how to handle meteorites? Because meteorite hunters 
and private researchers are messing up science? Bullshit! And these 
people who make these stupid selfish science stifling laws know it! 
Scientists know that an entire specimen need not be turned over to the 
state, or a museum, or an institution for study, or preservation. It's 
simply a farce and everyone knows it.


The public has every right to hunt for and recover meteorites in the 
field. Period!


Eric


On 10/17/2010 11:36 AM, e-mail ensoramanda wrote:

Would be interesting to know what happened to those irons found in
Australia? knowing what the laws are nowhave they been handed
in for study/classificationor just disappeared
mysteriouslyanyone know the finder of more about the story?

Jeff?

They look much younger than Henbury with very nice regmaglypts.

Graham, UK

On 17 October 2010 18:37, Meteorites USAe...@meteoritesusa.com  wrote:
   

Anyone wanna talk about meteorites? ;) Seems someone found a couple...

Eric


On 10/16/2010 10:22 PM, Meteorites USA wrote:
 

Another one... this time BIGGER! Strewnfield?
http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=7y6dDtPekzQ

Geoff and Steve were in Australia just recently. Hmmm...



On 10/16/2010 10:15 PM, Meteorites USA wrote:
   

http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=-619OvFyi5w
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[meteorite-list] 5 Kilo Iron Meteorite

2010-10-16 Thread Meteorites USA

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Re: [meteorite-list] 5 Kilo Iron Meteorite

2010-10-16 Thread Meteorites USA

Another one... this time BIGGER! Strewnfield?
http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=7y6dDtPekzQ

Geoff and Steve were in Australia just recently. Hmmm...



On 10/16/2010 10:15 PM, Meteorites USA wrote:

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