[meteorite-list] "2011" Meteorite Challenge

[MexicoDoug]

Dear List:

"2011" Meteorite Challenge

For all those who would like to try their hand at hunting for 
meteorites but can't get out into the field, you're invited to try a 
virtual meteorite hunt in the strewn field of all meteorite names.  The 
prize is a token chip off Vesta - Tatahouine, of course, that beautiful 
witnessed fall which is truly unique among meteorites and the rarest of 
all (more on this later, but now for the hunt...), not expecting it to 
be more than a gram; though it will be either sent to the winner or 
some other friend or budding collector as directed by the champ.  Plus 
the champ receives a conjectured priceless signed certificate naming 
you the champion:

                                     "METEORITIC ANAGRAMMATIST"

An anagram is simply a rearrangement of the letters of one word to form 
another word.  So, the idea is to hunt for a meteorite and its anagram 
pairing.  For example, with numbers, today is: 10/21 (or 21/10 as you 
please).  Rearranging the numbers we get 2011 in the spirit of Galileo, 
who was a very accomplished anagrammist.

I haven't thought of a meteorite name that is a perfect anagram, nor 
have I tried ... but, here's an idea:

Allende / Yelland

If only it were Eelland they would be a perfect meteorite anagram 
pairing.  In Spanish, Y and E are interchangeable in a certain instance 
;-)

The objective of the contest is simple - get the biggest anagram you 
can find.  Finding one meteorite name in mixed up inside another is ok, 
even though all the letters of only one are paired to the other.  Rule 
of common sense, but in case of difficulty with that:

For a satisfactory effort, here are a few rules:

HONOR SYSTEM - NO USE OF ANAGRAM COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND DOWNLOADING DATA 
FOR THAT PURPOSE THOUGH A SPREADSHEET IS FINE.  I don't know if any 
cheat programs exist, but I imagine they do.

(1)  Minimum of 4 letters
(2) Numbers are not included, but their letters can be used.  For 
example ABCDE ### can be used as simply ABCDE.
(3) Reuse of complete words or components of compound words do not 
count.  For example, Northeast Africa and Northwest Africa have no 
value, nor would "meteor" and "meteorite" if they were valid, have any 
value.
(4) The value of the meteorite anagram is simply the number of reused 
letters unless it is a perfect anagram (see (6).
(5) Partial anagrams can be used where only a subset of the letters in 
one meteorite's name is used to form another complete meteorite name.  
For example, Boaz (NM) is a partial from Bou Azarif (Morocco).  The 
score would be the same for Boaz and Zaborzika (Ukraine).
(6) If all letters are used, the score is tripled.  For example, the 
value of (5) above is only 4.  But, if there were a meteorite Zoab to 
pair with Boaz, the value would be 12.
(7) The official dictionary is the Met Soc Online database, only 
official meteorites are permitted.
(8)"Dry Lake", "Mountain", geographical words common to more than one 
distinct locality may be dropped or used at the option of the 
anagrammatist.  But using entire words or compound word components will 
not increase value.
(9) Lame examples not contemplated by the rules may be disqualified at 
the sole opinion of the sponsor of this (me).
(10) In the case of a tie value, perfect anagrams trump first, if 
neither is perfect, then the submission that shuffles letters more wins.

If there is no clear winning entry, the winner will be the entrant who 
can say METEORITIC ANAGRAMMATIST ten times in the shortest interval of 
time.

GOOD LUCK anyone who would like to have fun with this!

Kindest wishes
Doug