[meteorite-list] Name the new Canadian fall

[Greg Catterton]

I have read several places, including a Nininger book that post offices were used to help determine the meteorite name.




--- On Sat, 12/13/08, Jeff Grossman <jgrossman at usgs.gov> wrote:


> From: Jeff Grossman <jgrossman at usgs.gov>

> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Name the new Canadian fall

> To: "tett" <tett at rogers.com>

> Cc: "Meteorite-list" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>

> Date: Saturday, December 13, 2008, 10:04 AM

> The final selection of a name rests with the Nomenclature

> Committee.  They have guidelines about what characterizes a

> proper meteorite name (and contrary to popular belief, these

> do not say anything about post offices).  However, there are

> no rules at all regarding who may propose a name for a new

> meteorite.

> 

> Normally, the group that submits the initial

> characterization of the meteorite to the NomCom makes a

> suggestion about what the name should be.  Surprisingly,

> there have been only a few cases where multiple suggestions

> have been made by different groups.  A recent example was

> Carancas (vs. Desaguadero).  I don't know how the

> committee would react to suggestions coming out of the

> community at large.  I think they would probably give

> deference to the finder and/or initial-characterization

> team, unless a counter-suggestion was backed by a better

> reason than "too John Waynish" or "no

> distinct Canadian sound." 

> But if I was doing the initial description of this

> meteorite, I would be thinking as you are.  If I could pick

> from multiple names of nearby geographic features and some

> are boring and some are cool, I'd go for cool; if

> Buzzard Coulee was one of my choices, it would be a

> no-brainer (except that maybe folks from Saskatchewan would

> not want a name with the initials B.C.).

> 

> Jeff

> 

> tett wrote:

> > Jeff and List,

> > 

> > Wondering who has final authority in naming new

> meteorites?  I know there are some general guidelines

> (nearest post office or town or landmark) but who has final

> say?  Will the peopel from U of Calgary be allowed input? 

> Can the met list opinion influence the final name?

> > 

> > I am asking these questions in hopes of influencing

> the final name of the new Canadian fall.  It has been

> rerefed to as Lone Rock (too John Waynish for a Canadian

> stone), Marsden (Not bad but no distinct Canadian sound),

> Lloydminster (Getting better) and Buzzard Coulee (Now we are

> talking!)

> > 

> > Looking at the map there are some other cool names

> close by such as Unwin, Zumbro and Manitou Lake.  Manitou

> being the Ojibwey name for the Great Spirit or spirits.

> > 

> > Well, if it counts, my vote would be for Buzzard

> Coulee.

> > 

> > Cheers,

> > 

> > Mike Tettenborn,

> > Owen Sound, Ontario

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