[meteorite-list] Novato update

[Adam Hupe]

This was taken from the Meteoritical Societies website. It relates to self-paired meteorites which will never have an official name, cannot be used in scientific papers or provide any meaningful long-term investment potential to collectors.


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Unambiguous and reliable meteorite names 
are indispensable to anyone with an interest in meteorites - citizens, 
writers, scientists, and collectors alike.  Official names are also 
required in order to publish studies of meteorites in certain journals 
and meeting proceedings,among them MAPS, GCA, and Earth and Planetary 
Science Letters, and the abstracts of the Lunar and Planetary Science 
Conferences, the Goldschmidt Conferences, and the annual meetings of the Meteoritical Society.
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----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Mulgrew <mikestang at gmail.com>
To: Meteorite List <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Cc: 
Sent: Wednesday, May 1, 2013 7:47 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Novato update

Jason (and list),

My "comment" was actually a question, and that question was with
regards to the fact than any work done on an unapproved meteorite
cannot be published by LPSC or MetSoc, so why not get it approved
first, then commence with the tests, paper writings, and publications?
What merit do the test results have if they cannot be published?  It
was an honest question born of ignorance of the process.

Michael in so. Cal.

>On May 1, 2013 11:50 AM, "Jason Utas" <meteoritekid at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 6) Michael Mulgrew's recent comment makes no sense to me.  Every
> meteorite must be studied to some extent prior to publication, or it
> could not be published.
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