[meteorite-list] Meteorite smugglers anger scientists

[Michael Farmer]

Considering that the British Museum is full of pieces
from NWA (many of which came from me), I am not sure
where they get off saying what they have said in this
article.
Michael Farmer
--- Darren Garrison <cynapse at charter.net> wrote:

> On Mon, 16 Apr 2007 08:25:58 -0700, you wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> >Good Morning list-members,
> >
> >you may want to read this with you coffee this
> morning.
> >This was send from Rob E. to another list.
> >
> >http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6549197.stm
> >
> 
> I was about to post that myself.  Are these
> scientists STUPID?  They know where
> meteorites are for sale, cheap (because the nomads
> "don't know their true
> value") so why don't they BUY them rather than
> whine?  It'd be cheaper than
> funding an expedition to search for them themselves.
>  (I'm sure, of course, that
> the scientists will turn away samples of rare
> meteorites donated to them by
> those nasty collectors and smugglers, just on
> principle.  Or maybe not.)
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