[meteorite-list] Durability of provenance

[Gary Fujihara]

Provenance is provenance.  Museums cut their specimens too, and does not change the fact of where they came from.  A copy of the original label along with your own of the modified specimen(s) should accompany them when changing hands in the future.

gary

On Sep 20, 2011, at 6:11 AM, valparint at aol.com wrote:

> Hello All.
> 
> Here's a question that's been rolling around in my mind for quite a while.
> 
> Suppose you purchase a 50g meteorite from Joe Dealer and Joe supplies information that the specimen is "ex Museum of Natural History, New York."
> 
> Then, suppose you cut it in half.
> 
> Are either of the pieces, or both, considered to be "ex Museum of Natural History, New York?"
> 
> Cheers.
> 
> Paul Swartz
> IMCA 5204
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