[meteorite-list] Is Amgala Official? / New Bulletin

[d freeman]

Doh, the MOUNTAIN named Diablo shrunk.....Tom what do you think?
df

Tom Knudson wrote:

>Hi Mike and list, speaking of Canyon Diablo, what was the reasoning for that
>name?
>Thanks, Tom
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Michael L Blood" <mlblood at cox.net>
>To: "Adam Hupe" <raremeteorites at comcast.net>; "Meteorite List"
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>Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 3:29 PM
>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Is Amgala Official? / New Bulletin
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>>on 5/10/05 10:47 AM, Adam Hupe at raremeteorites at comcast.net wrote:
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>>>Another note: I still think most will still use the name Amgala. This is
>>>because most collectors know it under this name.
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>>Hi Adam and all,
>>        I respectfully disagree - eventually, it will be known by its true
>>name, though "formerly called Amgala" is likely to be around a while.
>>The name approved by the Nomenclature Committee is the name.
>>I can call Canyon Diablo "Meteor Crater" all I want, it will always be,
>>however, Canyon Diablo. In fact, many meteorite collectors could call
>>it "Meteor Crater" and it would still be Canyon Diablo and there would
>>always be those that refuse to use the wrong nomenclature and respectable
>>dealers would label it properly.
>>        I have seen this phenomenon in botany: Fucaria columnaris was
>>known for many years as "Idria columnaris, until, about two
>>decades ago it was reclassified as a species of Fucaria. While to this
>>day, one occasionally sees it advertised in exotic plant catalogs as
>>Idria columnaris, it is Fucaria columnaris because it belongs to the
>>genus Fucaria in the formal botanical Taxon.
>>        What has been called Amgala will be known as Oum Dreyga because
>>it is being officially entered in the formal meteorite Taxon as Oum
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>Dreyga.
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>>        Best wishes, Michael
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