[meteorite-list] Collecting on Public Lands

[Mark Miller]

Hi Greg,

I considered my post, a witty play on different definitions of debris,
and fuel for thought.

I said "might" because laws are either non-existent, vague, poorly
written, untested, conflicting, subject to too much interpretation, or
some combination.

I certainly wouldn't advocate breaking any specific anti-meteorite
discovery/recovery laws.

Regards, Mark

On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 9:10 PM, GREG LINDH <geeg48 at msn.com> wrote:
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>  It's not our "civic duty" if it's against the law.
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>  If it's against the law, it's against the law.
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>  Greg

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>> From: axolotyls at gmail.com
>> Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 23:50:35 -0400
>> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Collecting on Public Lands
>>
>> Regarding the discussions regarding the collecting of meteorites on
>> public lands... the BLM publishes brochures encouraging visitors to
>> pack out debris and routinely sponsors volunteer days where folks get
>> together to remove debris and exotic/invasive species. I could contend
>> that all meteorites are debris from space, and even more specifically;
>> they are exotic species of minerals.
>>
>> It might be our civic duty to remove them from public lands.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Mark Miller
>> IMCA 4732