Re: [meteorite-list] Cat Mountain on EBay [LA Disclaimer]

2011-08-22 Thread Robert Verish
Mike, Doug, and All, The recent post by Michael Mulgrew is accurate. The MetSoc only recognizes the name Los Angeles. The recent post by Doug Dawn raises a valid question. I made a rookie mistake 13 years ago and I've been paying for it ever since. Lesson to all rookies:  don't make rookie

Re: [meteorite-list] Cat Mountain on EBay

2011-08-21 Thread Jason Utas
Hello All, Greg is correct; unless the meteorites have been found in a demarcated dense collection area, they should not receive separate names. The Nomenclature Committee's policies regarding serial naming are rather clear -- and since the stones are apparently paired, I believe Franconia is the

Re: [meteorite-list] Cat Mountain on Ebay

2011-08-20 Thread Regine Petersen
am Fr, 19.8.2011: Von: wahlpe...@aol.com wahlpe...@aol.com Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] Cat Mountain on Ebay An: cdtuc...@cox.net, meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Datum: Freitag, 19. August, 2011 16:29 Uhr Hi Carl, These are truly amazing finds. This is a great example to everyone

Re: [meteorite-list] Cat Mountain on Ebay

2011-08-20 Thread Ruben Garcia
finds :-) Regine --- wahlpe...@aol.com wahlpe...@aol.com schrieb am Fr, 19.8.2011: Von: wahlpe...@aol.com wahlpe...@aol.com Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] Cat Mountain on Ebay An: cdtuc...@cox.net, meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Datum: Freitag, 19. August, 2011 16:29 Uhr Hi Carl

Re: [meteorite-list] Cat Mountain on EBay

2011-08-20 Thread Regine Petersen
: Von: cdtuc...@cox.net cdtuc...@cox.net Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] Cat Mountain on EBay An: Regine Petersen fips_br...@yahoo.de, meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com, wahlpe...@aol.com Datum: Samstag, 20. August, 2011 16:02 Uhr Regine, To be clear. I will answer your questions in ALL CAPS

Re: [meteorite-list] Cat Mountain on Ebay

2011-08-20 Thread Ruben Garcia
: [meteorite-list] Cat Mountain on Ebay Sonny,This is interesting because the seller and finder are also the original finders of Snyder Hill back in 1995. They also found a pecan sized cat MT I was never aware of that Bob Haag never got added to the official record.I also had no idea they were

Re: [meteorite-list] Cat Mountain on Ebay

2011-08-20 Thread Ruben Garcia
? Pretty amazing finds :-) Regine --- wahlpe...@aol.com wahlpe...@aol.com schrieb am Fr, 19.8.2011: Von: wahlpe...@aol.com wahlpe...@aol.com Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] Cat Mountain on Ebay An: cdtuc...@cox.net, meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Datum: Freitag, 19. August, 2011 16

Re: [meteorite-list] Cat Mountain on EBay

2011-08-20 Thread cdtucson
.. IS THERE A TRUE OFFICIAL WAY TO DO THIS? CARL Pretty amazing finds :-) Regine --- wahlpe...@aol.com wahlpe...@aol.com schrieb am Fr, 19.8.2011: Von: wahlpe...@aol.com wahlpe...@aol.com Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] Cat Mountain on Ebay An: cdtuc...@cox.net, meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] Cat Mountain on EBay

2011-08-20 Thread MexicoDoug
To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; wahlpe...@aol.com; cdtuc...@cox.net Sent: Sat, Aug 20, 2011 11:54 am Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Cat Mountain on EBay I see. Since there is no NWA or SaU without a number and the Cat Mountain area is not a vast desert either the numbers don't seem

Re: [meteorite-list] Cat Mountain on Ebay

2011-08-20 Thread Michael Bross
...@aol.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Cat Mountain on Ebay Sorry, the correct weight for Cat Mountain 2 was around 168 grams before a small cut was made and 164.5 after. here it is http://s1090.photobucket.com/albums/i361/Airmuseum1/Meteorite%20Finds/ On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 9:38 AM, Ruben Garcia

Re: [meteorite-list] Cat Mountain on EBay

2011-08-20 Thread Michael Mulgrew
Doug, I asked Bob Verish about this a few months ago.  The MetBul does not show number designations, it recognizes two stones that make up the TKW for the Los Angeles meteorite.  The 001 and 002 designations were internal to Mr. Verish for his own record keeping, but I believe he said (and I hope

Re: [meteorite-list] Cat Mountain on EBay

2011-08-20 Thread Greg Stanley
I would think each would be called Cat Mountain, if they are all classified the same as the first one and were found in the same area, suggesting a strewn field. There are no Franconia 002 or Gold Basin 002. I guess the 'name' of a meteorite is one of a single stone or the strewn field. My

Re: [meteorite-list] Cat Mountain on Ebay

2011-08-19 Thread cdtucson
Sonny, This is interesting because the seller and finder are also the original finders of Snyder Hill back in 1995. They also found a pecan sized cat MT I was never aware of that Bob Haag never got added to the official record. I also had no idea they were the finders of this new Cat MT find

Re: [meteorite-list] Cat Mountain on Ebay

2011-08-19 Thread wahlperry
Message- From: cdtucson cdtuc...@cox.net To: meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; wahlperry wahlpe...@aol.com Sent: Fri, Aug 19, 2011 3:00 am Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Cat Mountain on Ebay Sonny,This is interesting because the seller and finder are also the original finders