[meteorite-list] WG: Asian falls

[tett]

Martin,

I believe Canadian export practice is now working not only because the 
rules were well thought out but also because the people in charge are 
level headed and thoughtful.

Thanks Monica and thanks Ian!

The crater forming meteorite is Whitecourt.  A new iron find which fell 
about 1000 years ago and left a small crater in Northern Alberta.

Cheers!

Mike Tettenborn
Owen Sound, Canada

On 29/12/2010 9:57 PM, Martin Altmann wrote:
> Because I'm very content with Canada.
>
> They learned from the Tagish Lake debacle.
> And eased afterwards the strictest interpretation, their laws allowed in
> practice.
> With better results following.
> Buzzard Coulee got therefore a much higher tkw and a better availability for
> everyone, institutions and private collectors;
> you saw how suddenly new masses of Springwater were found;
> or remember that crater building iron - I forgot the name.
>
> Never the right of ownership was challenged by Canadian laws, but only what
> finders could do with their property, in past leading to such bizarre
> situations, that the owner of the second St-Robert stone, desperately wanted
> to sell, but was not able to do so, because no Canadian institute was
> interested in, although he asked not more the Canadian survey had paid for
> the 1st stone, but on the other hand, wasn't allowed to sell it outside of
> Canada - a legally more than unsatisfying situation.
>
> Meanwhile Canadian institutes allow export clearance for all stones, they
> don't need.
> O.k. it's somewhat uncomfortable and takes time, but it is fair.
> They pay very fair prices for Canadian finds, if they decide to acquire
> them. (not anymore that funny reward proposed on radio: 100$ per stone found
> of Tagish Lake ;-).
>
> And you don't have to forget, that in contrast to such countries with
> prohibition like Algeria, Poland, Argentina with all in all no scientific
> interest in meteorites, or countries with constitutionally more than
> problematic laws like Australia and so on,
> the Canadians maintain a real good meteorite science and a vivid
> institutional collecting,
> of course also including the important hot desert finds.
>
> So all in all, Canada would be a very good example (unfortunately so far the
> ooonly example) for meteoricists like e.g. Bevan, suffering under the
> unreasonable legislation of their countries, how it could be done better.
>
> Best!
> Martin
>
>
>
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>
> You left out Canada.
>
> Chris
> (Via my iPhone)
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