[meteorite-list] International Laws related to meteorites link - good info

[JoshuaTreeMuseum]

According to O. Richard Norton, and the Meteoritical Society, all meteorites 
found in India are the property of the Geological Survey of India. In his 
Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites, Norton also states Gibeon meteorites 
are illegal to export from Namibia.

http://books.google.com/books?id=OMgDhc8d7v4C&pg=PA196&lpg=PA196&dq=india+meteorite+law&source=bl&ots=YtKnvn3YvN&sig=DH4joiHMJGB77MQMz3ZRMuQh6GE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=iyEJUM22F-qY2wXG9MmvBw&ved=0CF4Q6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=india%20meteorite%20law&f=false

http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/metsoc2001/pdf/5150.pdf


They are referring to:

The Resolution of the Government of India, Revenue & Agriculture Department, 
No. 45G-22-13, dated 1885 April 28, at Simla, provides that "all falls of 
aerolites together with the papers relating to them should in the first 
instance be forwarded to the Government Geological Museum of Calcutta." By 
circular letters (No. 14870-14883-119 dated 1914 December 19, and No. M-1184 
dated 1925 June 9) to all local governments the national government has 
required compliance with the resolution. The Museum is under the control of 
the Director of the Geological Survey of India. No compensation is paid to 
finders, and the possession of a new find is usually taken by a 
representative of the Geological Survey of India, or the local police.

http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-iarticle_query?bibcode=2002M%26PSB..37....5S&db_key=AST&page_ind=2&data_type=GIF&type=SCREEN_VIEW&classic=YES



Phil Whitmer
Joshua Tree Earth & Space Museum