[meteorite-list] Rosetta Stone Analogy

[Dave Schultz]

  Sorry to intrude on your little discussion..., but
me thinks that this topic should be discussed properly
over a few beers in Ensisheim, although that might
lead to more discussions! :)

                                       Dave




> ...sorry, should be DHOFAR 908, not NWA!

> 

> Peter

> 

> 

> 

> Peter Marmet wrote:

> 

> > Hello Norbert, Adam, Marcin and All,

> >

> > it seems I didn't make myself very clear. I have

> absolutely nothing  

> > against the term:

> > This one is kind of a Rosetta Stone for this and

> this...or some  

> > sort of a Missing Link...or some

> > kind of a Smoking Gun for...but what makes me feel

> similar as  

> > Marcin, was the following:

> >

> > The finders sold their NWA 908 for years under the

> name NWA  

> > 908...suddenly NWA 908 is THE(!) Rosetta Stone

> > which means THE ONE AND ONLY....

> >

> > ...ok, the main reason why I wrote this e-mail

> > was to get more info about this rather special /

> stunning /  

> > fantastic / one of it's kind lithology story!

> > ... Adam wrote:  that displays two (2) lithologies

> > ...Norbert wrote: displaying three (3) distinct

> lithologies

> >

> > Very interested to hear more about this unique

> meteorite...

> > not very keen to hear more about what names are

> legal / honest /  

> > ethical and

> > which are not...sorry, if I started this debate!

> >

> > Peter

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > Norbert Classen wrote:

> >

> >

> >> Dear Marcin,

> >>

> >> I didn't use that term for marketing reasons, and

> it is not a  

> >> synonym for

> >> Dhofar 908 in general but I just used it for the

> 81g main mass of  

> >> Dhofar

> >> 908, displaying three distinct lithologies

> linking previous finds  

> >> together.

> >> That's why I called it a Rosetta stone. Back in

> 2003 virtually  

> >> nobody was

> >> willing to believe that e.g. Dhofar 489, and

> Dhofar 305 did belong  

> >> to one

> >> and the same (ancient) fall. That's not the same

> thing as calling  

> >> it "Donald

> >> Duck", it's a linguistic ploy to express

> something of scientific  

> >> meaning...

> >> Do you think Baker and Bizzaro used their analogy

> as a marketing  

> >> ploy, or

> >> just because the liked the funny name?

> >>

> >> BTW, as to my knowledge neither Adam nor I did

> use the Rosetta  

> >> stone analogy

> >> without making it very clear that we were talking

> about Dhofar  

> >> 908, not in

> >> general, but in respect to a certain

> stone/fragment of Dhofar 908,  

> >> and its

> >> special history/properties.

> >>

> >> And, as for the monetary "value" of certain

> specimens: do you  

> >> think that a

> >> specimen of, let's say normal Zagami will demand

> the same resale  

> >> price as a

> >> specimen with dual lithologies, including the DML

> (dark mottled  

> >> lithology)

> >> of Zagami? You are correct, the "meteorite will

> stay the same",  

> >> but I fear

> >> you won't get the latter one, cheap. And: if you

> know of a source  

> >> who sells

> >> dual-lith Zagami at the price of normal Zagami,

> just give me a  

> >> call :-)

> >>

> >> My 3 lithologies,

> >> Norbert

> >>

> >> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----

> >> Von: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com

> >>

> [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com]

> Im Auftrag von

> >> PolandMET

> >> Gesendet: Montag, 4. Juni 2007 00:01

> >> An: Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com

> >> Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] Rosetta Stone

> Analogy

> >>

> >> Dear list members.

> >> Every meteorite is special.

> >>

> >> For me is better to call meteorite with his

> official name even if  

> >> this is

> >> ugly NWA 9999999 name, than create some unreal

> "marketing" names  

> >> that have

> >> nothing to do with meteorites. I see only one

> reason for this,  

> >> better sales

> >> becouse of better name. If we call it Rosetta

> Stone,  Louis  

> >> Michelle or

> >> Donald Duck or Shrek, meteorite will stay the

> same and not become  

> >> more

> >> importand or rare.

> >>

> >> Thats my two CH3nt's

> >>

> >> -----[ MARCIN CIMALA ]-----[ I.M.C.A.#3667 ]-----

> >> http://www.Meteoryt.net            

> marcin at meteoryt.net

> >> http://www.PolandMET.com      

> marcin at polandmet.com

> >> http://www.Gao-Guenie.com      GSM +48(607)535

> 195

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> ]--------

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