[meteorite-list] Labelling Protection

[Jeff Kuyken]

Exactly what I was thinking too! I noticed that Adam has started doing this
recently with some purchases I made. (NWA 3140 and Seymchan) This protects
both the buyer and ensures more importantly that the seller knows exactly
what they are getting is part of the original described stone/s. I know that
after everything that has been happening over the past few months, I will be
MUCH more careful from whom and what I buy.

My 2 cents,

Jeff Kuyken
I.M.C.A. #3085
www.meteorites.com.au



----- Original Message -----
From: Jeff Grossman
To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 11:05 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Another fake name, serious business


I don't know if this will help, but maybe it would be a good idea if you
dealers start keeping good records of how meteorites are divided and
labeling specimens accordingly.  So when you get a new meteorite named and
you own the whole thing, begin numbering the subspecimens you prepare in
the way that JSC does, by adding a comma and a split number.  You can then
sell something as NWA 3133,10.  At least then an educated buyer could tell
the difference between a "pedigreed" sample and one with suspicious origins.

I know this doesn't help for the thousands of NWA meteorites already sold,
but maybe this will help in future cases.

Jeff

Dr. Jeffrey N. Grossman
Chair, Meteorite Nomenclature Committee (Meteoritical Society)
US Geological Survey
954 National Center
Reston, VA 20192, USA
Phone: (703) 648-6184   fax:   (703) 648-6383


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