[meteorite-list] Sale - Howardite Blow Out

[Michael Farmer]

Ok Adam,. I can accept this from you, sounds clear enough,  but what about
the many kilos of it being sold in Denver by Thompson? What do you suggest?
Mike Farmer
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Adam Hupe" <raremeteorites at comcast.net>
To: "Bernhard "Rendelius" Rems" <rendelius at rpgdot.com>
Cc: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 10:47 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Sale - Howardite Blow Out


> Hi List,
>
> Many will be glad to hear meetings were held in Denver to discuss these
very
> issues.  As I already stated in our auctions and on the List, a secondary
> type specimen was submitted and determined to be paired with NWA 1929 by
the
> same laboratory (NAU).  NWA 1929 was still in provisional status at that
> time so more weight could be added.  The same scientist determined that
NWA
> 1929 was unique enough that there was no question of a pairing and using
the
> provisional name NWA 1929 was alright in this case because type specimens
> were provided. As we also made very clear from the beginning, we requested
a
> different number and will see if the NomCom adds the weight or uses a new
> number already reserved.  Everything is by the books, a type specimen was
> provided, a NomCom recognized laboratory was hired to study the piece, a
> scientific report was submitted and a provisional NWA number was assigned.
> There is no double standard here.
>
> The question about what is being done by the IMCA about NWA 1110 and NWA
> 1877 is simple to answer.  There is nothing they can do because the
> offending party is not an IMCA member and has no standards or ethics to be
> concerned with.  What we are doing about is a completely different matter
> that will be discussed sometime in the future.
>
> Things are going to change greatly over the next year.  Some will enjoy
the
> changes and others will resist, that's life.
>
> You only live life once so there is no time for a rehearsal, do the best
you
> can now,
>
> ------------------------------------
> Adam Hupe
> The Hupe Collection
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> raremeteorites at comcast.net
>
>
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