[meteorite-list] Sale Ad / Moapa Valley CM1 Main Mass and Slices for sale

[MexicoDoug]

Hi Count Guido

I have absolutely no knowledge, but there are several factors you need 
to consider before sparring with the Met Bulletin.

First, is the coordinate system specified?  It is quite easy to mix up 
WGS's in those sorts of localities regardless of what the official 
policy is ...

That may or may not introduce a lot-sized variance ....

Then, in 2004, were the GPS' signals corrected or still scrambled 
several tens of meters, I can't remember when the switch was made.

Last of what ocurrs to me at the moment - but the house you are 
discussing was built in 2004.  The meteorite was found in 2004.  See 
where this is headed?  The rest of the area is basically still desert 
unless there has been very recent construction.

If I had a dime for every coordinate complaint I had, I wouldn't need 
to work again ;-), but unless you know something else, it is a bit soon 
to explore that tangent especially when the message for this astounding 
material was put up for salle moments ago.  As always the best case is 
to be friendly with the finder, get them drunk and then take them out 
there.  There's not a single secret that can withstand being spilled 
with that methodology when in the hands of a pro---

Kindest wishes and the best of luck hunting
Doug

(I hope I have addressed this message properly, in light of the last 
touchy discussion on the subject, as I can't get myself to be formal to 
use titles of nobility with last names in non-formal discussion lists.  
I certainly will if that is what you prefer, though, for whatever 
reason.  After so long in Mexico where titles of nobility were 
punishable by the firing squad and prohibited by law, we all grow up 
with the idea that it is strictly an old world custom.  This aside is 
in this message becasue in the past I have addressed you by my 
preference as simply an acquaintance in an informal setting - 'Guido', 
and just want it known that it was respectfully equally as with all 
other list members.)


-----Original Message-----
From: Count Deiro <countdeiro at earthlink.net>
To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com; imca at imcamail.de
Sent: Thu, Aug 25, 2011 12:43 am
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Sale Ad / Moapa Valley CM1 Main Mass and 
Slices for sale


Hello List,

I made a recent trip an hour north of my house with three other hunters 
to
search the location listed in the MetSoc Bulletin for Sonny Clary's 
rare CM1
find.

The coordinates published  put the finds location in the near center of 
a fifty
lot residential sub-division in Overton, Nevada. To be more precise, in 
some
homeowners side yard at the SW corner of Vista View and Cave Ave. Of 
course, we
we decided not to bother the folks and didn't hunt the sub-division.

My questions are. Was the find really made there..in that sub-division, 
or are
the coordinates incorrect in the Bulletin...and if so, was this done on 
purpose?
If intentional, another question begs to be asked. Is science served by
misleading coordinates being submitted and knowingly published? And 
further,
what would motivate the person who submits erroneous information.

Count Deiro
IMCA 3536


-----Original Message-----
>From: wahlperry at aol.com
>Sent: Aug 24, 2011 8:24 PM
>To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>Subject: [meteorite-list] Sale Ad / Moapa Valley CM1 Main Mass and 
Slices  for
sale
>
>Hi All,
>
>I have listed 3 large slices and the main mass of Moapa Valley on my
>web site for sale. These three pieces will be the only large slices 
for
>sale. Moapa Valley is the only CM1 available to collectors world wide.
>Don't miss out on a unique opportunity to add a truly rare meteorite 
to
>your collection. Moapa Valley is the first CM1 recovered in the United
>States, with a  TKW of  699 grams. It has been described as   “One of
>the most important US finds ever, and rarer than any Lunar or Martian
>finds. Material of this classification is almost unattainable.”
>
>
>Sonny
>
>
>
>
>http://www.nevadameteorites.com/nevadameteorites/Moapa_Valley_Sale_page_
1.html
>
>
>http://www.nevadameteorites.com/nevadameteorites/CM1_Rare_Carbonaceous_c
hondrite_Sonny_Clary.html
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