[meteorite-list] Meteorite Substitution- What if...

[branchw at bellsouth.net]

Hi Mike,

Actually, that is a good question.  Aside from personal ethics, I don't know
of any objective analysis which can verify a given location.  Anyone else?

-Walter
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Groetz" <mpg444 at yahoo.com>
To: "Meteorite List" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 7:22 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Substitution- What if...


> Good (COLD and WINDY) Evening from Ohio-
>    I have been wondering this all weekend and trying
> to come up with some logical answers myself- but so
> far am at a loss.
>    And I sincerely hope this question does not give
> anyone ideas. People on this list are generally more
> than trustworthy so I'm going to ask it.
>    What is to stop someone from buying a nicer, low
> weathered, unclassified NWA meteorite and
> claiming/submitting it for analyzation and naming as a
> find from a local desert- say in the western US?
>    I know there is nothing to actually stop someone
> from trying - but I wonder if part of the lab
> analyzation includes typical surface weathering
> features for the area, soil type, etc. relating to the
> location of claim?
>    I'm hoping there are reasons that this would be
> caught and stopped- would anyone on the list know?
>
> Thank you
> Mike
>
>
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