[meteorite-list] The Trials and Tribulations in Dealing with Landowners

[cdtucson at cox.net]

Adam,
"One of the main problems is with trust."
Speaking of trust. Is there a way to certify this material from Earth peridot? 
Wait until the eBay *posers* get word of this new Space Gem. 
Kaching, (sp)? 
Carl
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Carl or Debbie Esparza
Meteoritemax


---- Adam Hupe <raremeteorites at yahoo.com> wrote: 
> One of the main problems is with trust. This strewn field has been available for 
> over 100 years and for all practical purposes now may be closed. It only takes 
> one or two angry landowners to shut down the entire area to meteorite hunters. 
> News of fraud, lawsuits and unpaid promised large sums of money, real or 
> imagined spread like wildfire through these rural communities.
> 
> The quicker this is resolved, the better. The hunting tradition in this area 
> dates back to the Kimberly's, Nininger and Haag.  It would be a shame to see it 
> permanently off-limits now. 
> 
> 
> Unfortunately, I witnessed the same thing with with the avocation of treasure 
> hunting which still has not recovered after 25 years.  Property owners used to 
> grant permission freely to search but this is a rarity these days.
> 
> Happy Hunting,
> 
> Adam
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