Re: [meteorite-list] Name of Texas Fall: Ash Creek

2009-04-16 Thread MeteorHntr
Jeff,
 
Does the Nomenclature Committed assign official synonyms such as West as  
well?  
 
As they say, it is hard to get the toothpaste back in the tube once it is  
out.
 
Steve Arnold
Arkansas



In a message dated 4/16/2009 8:02:53 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
jgross...@usgs.gov writes:
I just wanted everybody on the list to know that  the Nomenclature 
Committee has approved the name of the recent fall near  West, 
Texas.  It will have the official name Ash Creek.  See  this and 38 
other recent approvals at:
http://tin.er.usgs.gov/meteor/  (use the What's New pulldown menu).

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Re: [meteorite-list] Name of Texas Fall: Ash Creek

2009-04-16 Thread Mark Ford
 Steve has a point there, is the new name cross correlated in some way
with 'West' in the actual database? (It just came up as Ash Creek when I
searched).  - Just worries me it's a great way to loose a few thousand
specimens of a fall, if in the future you can't cross correlate the
label names!

I also wonder if there was any way a name could be officially assigned
at the time of a fall rather than several months after it's recovered?

Out of interest, is the name that's given the nearest place/town to the
first recovery, or to the majority location of the finds? How's it
decided?

Best,
Mark




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Jeff,
 
Does the Nomenclature Committed assign official synonyms such as West
as  
well?  
 
As they say, it is hard to get the toothpaste back in the tube once it
is  
out.
 
Steve Arnold
Arkansas



In a message dated 4/16/2009 8:02:53 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
jgross...@usgs.gov writes:
I just wanted everybody on the list to know that  the Nomenclature 
Committee has approved the name of the recent fall near  West, 
Texas.  It will have the official name Ash Creek.  See  this and 38 
other recent approvals at:
http://tin.er.usgs.gov/meteor/  (use the What's New pulldown menu).

jeff
 
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Re: [meteorite-list] Name of Texas Fall: Ash Creek

2009-04-16 Thread Alexander Seidel
 As they say, it is hard to get the toothpaste back in the tube once it 
 is out.

Well, seriously, who let it out? In my personal understanding the NomCom of 
the Meteoritical Society will not necessarily care for any specific reasoning 
of the early finders/dealers/traders. They have to stick to and obey their own 
rules, and then, of course, allow some qualified discussion in between the 
board members, if there are different opinions, but only to come to an 
agreeable conclusion in the end... DonĀ“t you think so?

Just my 2 Euro-Cents :-)
Alex
Berlin/Germany

 
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 Jeff,
  
 Does the Nomenclature Committed assign official synonyms such as West as
  
 well?  
  
 As they say, it is hard to get the toothpaste back in the tube once it is 
 out.
  
 Steve Arnold
 Arkansas
 
 
 
 In a message dated 4/16/2009 8:02:53 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
 jgross...@usgs.gov writes:
 I just wanted everybody on the list to know that  the Nomenclature 
 Committee has approved the name of the recent fall near  West, 
 Texas.  It will have the official name Ash Creek.  See  this and 38 
 other recent approvals at:
 http://tin.er.usgs.gov/meteor/  (use the What's New pulldown menu).
 
 jeff
  
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Re: [meteorite-list] Name of Texas Fall: Ash Creek

2009-04-16 Thread MeteorHntr
Urban legends are already growing:  When struck by the meteorite, the  
creek became as ash.

Steve Arnold
Arkansas (synonyms: #1, the  original, Brenham Steve, Birthday Boy #2, IMB)




In a message dated 4/16/2009 11:51:59 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
majbaerm...@web.de writes:
Anyway, dear colleagues, Ash Creek is a  distinctive and, what concerns 
the 
evocative power, also somehow  meteorite-related and not at least wonderful 
paradox name.

With this  in mind: welcome, Ash Creek!

My best,

Matthias Baermann
 
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Re: [meteorite-list] Name of Texas Fall: Ash Creek

2009-04-16 Thread MeteorHntr
One problem with naming a meteorite too soon is  that we end up with 
meteorites like Norton County, Kansas.

One problem  with naming a meteorite too late is that we end up with 
meteorites like Ash  Creek.

I assume that Ash Creek runs in both McLennan County and Hill  County?  
From that aspect it is kind of appropriate.

Steve  Arnold
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Re: [meteorite-list] Name of Texas Fall: Ash Creek

2009-04-16 Thread Darren Garrison
On Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:09:49 -0700, you wrote:

The other problem is that there is an Arizona meteorite classified as Little
Ash Creek - confusing may be?

No, just be sure to let people know that it is from the big-ash fall.
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Re: [meteorite-list] Name of Texas Fall: Ash Creek

2009-04-16 Thread MeteorHntr
So, does this make West and Ash Creek  Officially Paired?

Steve Arnold
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Re: [meteorite-list] Name of Texas Fall: Ash Creek

2009-04-16 Thread ensoramanda

Perhaps Ash Creek will cost less per gram than West...   ;-)

Graham Ensor, UK

meteorh...@aol.com wrote:


So, does this make West and Ash Creek  Officially Paired?

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Re: [meteorite-list] Name of Texas Fall: Ash Creek

2009-04-16 Thread Sterling K. Webb

Hi,

   I would suggest that the best way for a dealer
to advertise by name would be to start off with:

   West, Texas (ASH CREEK), Witnessed Fall, etc...

and migrate with time and familiarity to:

   ASH CREEK (West, Texas), Witnessed Fall, etc...

Very useful invention, the parenthesis; It's like
having hip pockets... handy.


Sterling K. Webb
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Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 12:04 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Name of Texas Fall: Ash Creek



Chris,

If I write a scientific paper, I  will call it Ash Creek.  For 
commercial

purposes, if it isn't illegal, I  will keep calling it West.

After all, that is the purpose of  having synonyms is so that you can 
call

things by other names,  right?

There will be no confusion to me. I don't think anyone else in the
community will be confused.  Anyone that says Ash Creek we will know 
what they
are saying.  Anyone that uses the West name, we will know  what they 
are
saying as well.  Just like if they say it is from the United  States 
or they

say it is from America.

I agree with Mark that some  meteorites that have already been sold 
with
the name West might get lost in  the TKW tallies.  Some 
collections
(public and private) will have West on  their labels instead of Ash 
Creek.
But 75 years from now, it will be  just as easy to sort out as 
Toluca on a
Glen Huss label is from Xiquipilco  on a Nininger label... they are 
the

same rock.

The only confusion will  probably be in the collector market, and I 
don't
think the NomCom cares all that  much about the collector market, or 
that the
name West has been used in all  the media references up until now. 
Just
Google Search West  Meteorite then search Ash Creek Meteorite.  If 
they
did care, the  official name would have been assigned within a few 
days and
this minor  confusion would have easily been avoided.  Their priority 
is for

the  scientific side of things, not the pop culture side of things.

Steve Arnold
Arkansas









In a  message dated 4/16/2009 11:33:08 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
c...@alumni.caltech.edu writes:
Perhaps those who seek to commercially trade  new falls within the 
first

few
weeks of recovery need to be a bit more  careful with _their_ 
nomenclature.
There is a reason why a formal naming  process exists (and face it, 
West

is
a horrible name that should never  have been used). IMO, if you're 
going to
sell early, you shouldn't give it a  name at all, just a description 
(the

recent, as-yet-unnamed fall near West,  Texas).

I can say with some confidence, as somebody who only deals with 
meteorites
in scientific collections, that this name change isn't going to 
cause

any
confusion at all.

Chris

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Re: [meteorite-list] Name of Texas Fall: Ash Creek

2009-04-16 Thread John Gwilliam
I think this is a very simple and rational idea that will help avoid 
confusion and conflicts down the road.


Best,

John Gwilliam

At 04:03 PM 4/16/2009, Sterling K. Webb wrote:

Hi,

   I would suggest that the best way for a dealer
to advertise by name would be to start off with:

   West, Texas (ASH CREEK), Witnessed Fall, etc...

and migrate with time and familiarity to:

   ASH CREEK (West, Texas), Witnessed Fall, etc...

Very useful invention, the parenthesis; It's like
having hip pockets... handy.


Sterling K. Webb
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To: c...@alumni.caltech.edu; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 12:04 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Name of Texas Fall: Ash Creek



Chris,

If I write a scientific paper, I  will call it Ash Creek.  For commercial
purposes, if it isn't illegal, I  will keep calling it West.

After all, that is the purpose of  having synonyms is so that you can call
things by other names,  right?

There will be no confusion to me. I don't think anyone else in the
community will be confused.  Anyone that says Ash Creek we will 
know what they

are saying.  Anyone that uses the West name, we will know  what they are
saying as well.  Just like if they say it is from the 
United  States or they

say it is from America.

I agree with Mark that some  meteorites that have already been sold with
the name West might get lost in  the TKW tallies.  Some collections
(public and private) will have West on  their labels instead of 
Ash Creek.

But 75 years from now, it will be  just as easy to sort out as Toluca on a
Glen Huss label is from Xiquipilco  on a Nininger label... they are the
same rock.

The only confusion will  probably be in the collector market, and I don't
think the NomCom cares all that  much about the collector market, or that the
name West has been used in all  the media references up until now. Just
Google Search West  Meteorite then search Ash Creek Meteorite.  If they
did care, the  official name would have been assigned within a few days and
this minor  confusion would have easily been avoided.  Their priority is for
the  scientific side of things, not the pop culture side of things.

Steve Arnold
Arkansas









In a  message dated 4/16/2009 11:33:08 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
c...@alumni.caltech.edu writes:
Perhaps those who seek to commercially trade  new falls within the first
few
weeks of recovery need to be a bit more  careful with _their_ nomenclature.
There is a reason why a formal naming  process exists (and face it, West
is
a horrible name that should never  have been used). IMO, if you're going to
sell early, you shouldn't give it a  name at all, just a description (the
recent, as-yet-unnamed fall near West,  Texas).

I can say with some confidence, as somebody who only deals with meteorites
in scientific collections, that this name change isn't going to cause
any
confusion at all.

Chris

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Re: [meteorite-list] Name of Texas Fall: Ash Creek

2009-04-16 Thread Jeff Kuyken

I agree.

It's exactly what was done with Oum Dreyga (Amgala). Or should I say Amgala 
(Oum Dreyga)? You know what I mean! ;-)


Cheers,

Jeff


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Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 10:15 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Name of Texas Fall: Ash Creek


I think this is a very simple and rational idea that will help avoid 
confusion and conflicts down the road.


Best,

John Gwilliam

At 04:03 PM 4/16/2009, Sterling K. Webb wrote:

Hi,

   I would suggest that the best way for a dealer
to advertise by name would be to start off with:

   West, Texas (ASH CREEK), Witnessed Fall, etc...

and migrate with time and familiarity to:

   ASH CREEK (West, Texas), Witnessed Fall, etc...

Very useful invention, the parenthesis; It's like
having hip pockets... handy.


Sterling K. Webb
--
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To: c...@alumni.caltech.edu; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 12:04 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Name of Texas Fall: Ash Creek



Chris,

If I write a scientific paper, I  will call it Ash Creek.  For commercial
purposes, if it isn't illegal, I  will keep calling it West.

After all, that is the purpose of  having synonyms is so that you can 
call

things by other names,  right?

There will be no confusion to me. I don't think anyone else in the
community will be confused.  Anyone that says Ash Creek we will know 
what they
are saying.  Anyone that uses the West name, we will know  what they 
are
saying as well.  Just like if they say it is from the United  States or 
they

say it is from America.

I agree with Mark that some  meteorites that have already been sold with
the name West might get lost in  the TKW tallies.  Some collections
(public and private) will have West on  their labels instead of Ash 
Creek.
But 75 years from now, it will be  just as easy to sort out as Toluca 
on a

Glen Huss label is from Xiquipilco  on a Nininger label... they are the
same rock.

The only confusion will  probably be in the collector market, and I don't
think the NomCom cares all that  much about the collector market, or that 
the

name West has been used in all  the media references up until now. Just
Google Search West  Meteorite then search Ash Creek Meteorite.  If 
they
did care, the  official name would have been assigned within a few days 
and
this minor  confusion would have easily been avoided.  Their priority is 
for

the  scientific side of things, not the pop culture side of things.

Steve Arnold
Arkansas









In a  message dated 4/16/2009 11:33:08 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
c...@alumni.caltech.edu writes:
Perhaps those who seek to commercially trade  new falls within the first
few
weeks of recovery need to be a bit more  careful with _their_ 
nomenclature.
There is a reason why a formal naming  process exists (and face it, 
West

is
a horrible name that should never  have been used). IMO, if you're going 
to
sell early, you shouldn't give it a  name at all, just a description 
(the

recent, as-yet-unnamed fall near West,  Texas).

I can say with some confidence, as somebody who only deals with 
meteorites

in scientific collections, that this name change isn't going to cause
any
confusion at all.

Chris

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Re: [meteorite-list] Name of Texas Fall: Ash Creek

2009-04-16 Thread Jerry A. Wallace

Hi Dr. Jeff and List,

I, for one, am tickled that the WEST, Texas fall has been officially 
named anything but WEST.


Years ago I became aware of the methods and criteria used by the 
Nomenclature Committee for
naming any new fall or find. So it was obvious that the name WEST was 
premature.


The first email I received about someone actually finding a piece of the 
fall (may have been Sonny- I
don't remember) stated that it was found near WEST TEXAS. Well now, by 
gum, that name takes
in a huge geographical area. Having lived in Odessa for many years, I 
have always heard our area
termed WEST TEXAS. And it is...WEST TEXAS. I have always, arbitrarily, 
thought of the western
part of Texas as starting around Abilene or thereabouts. A lot of folks 
for many years have declared
that Ft. Worth is Where the west begins. Who am I to argue. West Texas 
officially ends just west
of El Paso. It has to in that New Mexico starts there. So using Ft. 
Worth as a starting point (going
west) and ending the trip in El Paso, we have now covered about 603 
miles and are still a skosh
away from the New Mexico border. If we start the trip from Abilene we'll 
be covering over 455
miles. I believe Darren might declare that distance to be at least an 
OODLE of miles, may even stretch
into the next unit of measurement. I won't even go into what constitutes 
the southern and northern
boundaries of what is considered WEST TEXAS, but there are some 
impressive distances there too.


Most everyone who lives in the great state of Texas think of the western 
part of Texas when they hear

the term WEST TEXAS. And that's a big place.

So now you can possibly understand that every time I heard the name WEST 
TEXAS (and frequently
written without the distinction and clarification of even a comma 
between the words) applied to the fall
I was immediately disconcerted, discombobulated, confused, and 
bewildered. Contrary to popular

opinion that is really not my normal state of mind.

HAIL to the new meteorite ASH CREEK. Welcome aboard into the 
multitudinous family of existing Texas
meteorites, the ones that had the good sense to aim for our great state. 
They knew they would be properly
appreciated and cared for here. Watch for my new book The Care and 
Feeding of Texas Meteorites,

scheduled to be on the bookstore bookshelves any time now.

It would be greatly appreciated if any of you foreigners (anyone who 
doesn't live in Texas) who are in
possession of any of our fine Texas meteorites please send them home. 
Just write for the correct address
to mail them to. Or sending them home to Dr. Art Ehlmann at the Monnig 
Museum would be a good starting

point. We can work out the distribution details later.

Best regards from west Texas, not West, Texas,

Jerry



Jeff Grossman wrote:
I just wanted everybody on the list to know that the Nomenclature 
Committee has approved the name of the recent fall near West, Texas.  
It will have the official name Ash Creek.  See this and 38 other 
recent approvals at:

http://tin.er.usgs.gov/meteor/ (use the What's New pulldown menu).

jeff


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Re: [meteorite-list] Name of Texas Fall: Ash Creek

2009-04-16 Thread Linton Rohr
Jerry, 
It's good to hear from a resident of west Texas.
I appreciate your point of view. And your place of residence. 
Having grown accustomed to the unofficial name,

I believe I can adjust with no serious side effects.
My specimen cards (and those of most others) have a line for...
Specimen name: (Ash Creek) and...
Location of find/fall: (West, Texas).
I believe that does it. ;^)
Linton

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Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 5:52 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Name of Texas Fall: Ash Creek



Hi Dr. Jeff and List,

I, for one, am tickled that the WEST, Texas fall has been officially 
named anything but WEST.


Years ago I became aware of the methods and criteria used by the 
Nomenclature Committee for
naming any new fall or find. So it was obvious that the name WEST was 
premature.


The first email I received about someone actually finding a piece of the 
fall (may have been Sonny- I
don't remember) stated that it was found near WEST TEXAS. Well now, by 
gum, that name takes
in a huge geographical area. Having lived in Odessa for many years, I 
have always heard our area
termed WEST TEXAS. And it is...WEST TEXAS. I have always, arbitrarily, 
thought of the western
part of Texas as starting around Abilene or thereabouts. A lot of folks 
for many years have declared
that Ft. Worth is Where the west begins. Who am I to argue. West Texas 
officially ends just west
of El Paso. It has to in that New Mexico starts there. So using Ft. 
Worth as a starting point (going
west) and ending the trip in El Paso, we have now covered about 603 
miles and are still a skosh
away from the New Mexico border. If we start the trip from Abilene we'll 
be covering over 455
miles. I believe Darren might declare that distance to be at least an 
OODLE of miles, may even stretch
into the next unit of measurement. I won't even go into what constitutes 
the southern and northern
boundaries of what is considered WEST TEXAS, but there are some 
impressive distances there too.


Most everyone who lives in the great state of Texas think of the western 
part of Texas when they hear

the term WEST TEXAS. And that's a big place.

So now you can possibly understand that every time I heard the name WEST 
TEXAS (and frequently
written without the distinction and clarification of even a comma 
between the words) applied to the fall
I was immediately disconcerted, discombobulated, confused, and 
bewildered. Contrary to popular

opinion that is really not my normal state of mind.

HAIL to the new meteorite ASH CREEK. Welcome aboard into the 
multitudinous family of existing Texas
meteorites, the ones that had the good sense to aim for our great state. 
They knew they would be properly
appreciated and cared for here. Watch for my new book The Care and 
Feeding of Texas Meteorites,

scheduled to be on the bookstore bookshelves any time now.

It would be greatly appreciated if any of you foreigners (anyone who 
doesn't live in Texas) who are in
possession of any of our fine Texas meteorites please send them home. 
Just write for the correct address
to mail them to. Or sending them home to Dr. Art Ehlmann at the Monnig 
Museum would be a good starting

point. We can work out the distribution details later.

Best regards from west Texas, not West, Texas,

Jerry



Jeff Grossman wrote:
I just wanted everybody on the list to know that the Nomenclature 
Committee has approved the name of the recent fall near West, Texas.  
It will have the official name Ash Creek.  See this and 38 other 
recent approvals at:

http://tin.er.usgs.gov/meteor/ (use the What's New pulldown menu).

jeff


Dr. Jeffrey N. Grossman   phone: (703) 648-6184
US Geological Survey  fax:   (703) 648-6383
954 National Center
Reston, VA 20192, USA


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