The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 11MAY2015

Strict vigil has curbed meteorite smuggling activity in Oman
Times of Oman
Muscat: Smuggling of priceless meteorites out of the country from the Omani deserts has witnessed a sharp decline as compared to previous ...

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Oman Meteorite / Fossil Laws - More to Come

Oman crime: Heftier penalties, jail terms in upcoming mining law

Times of Oman Newspaper

FAHAD AL MUKRASHI
21 March 2015 Oman Time
Muscat: Heftier penalties and jail terms in the mining sector against smuggling of meteorites and fossils are being planned in the new mining law that is being worked out by authorities. .... Read More 
http://www.timesofoman.com/bbtimes/andTND.asp?nid=49180

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Oman Mining Law 2003 in Arabic / English as Publish by Royal Decree
http://books.google.com.om/books?id=qDGktXUsK34C&printsec=frontcover&hl=ar&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

note- 2015 New Law to be published soon.

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The United States Department of State Issues Warning to US Citizens / Potential Meteorite Hunters in Oman

The United States Department of State Issues Warning to US Citizens/ Potential Meteorite Hunters in Oman Concerning Cultural Heritage Items.

The US Dept. of State has recently updated their website to include-

Local Laws & Special Circumstances
http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english/country/oman.html

Cultural Heritage: Oman prohibits the removal of what it deems cultural heritage items, including -
archaeological treasures, meteorites, rocks, and stones.
  Anyone suspected of engaging in such activity may be prosecuted under Omani law.
U.S. citizens are strongly encouraged to check with Omani authorities before removing anything that may fall into this category.
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Oman Mining Law 2003 in Arabic / English as Publish by Royal Decree
http://books.google.com.om/books?id=qDGktXUsK34C&printsec=frontcover&hl=ar&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

note- 2015 New Law to be published soon.
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Note-
Omani Laws apply to Omani nationals and ALL foreign nationals alike.

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Oman - The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 27JAN2013

Oman contributed 16% of world's meteorite finds in 2011 
Fri, 25 Jan, 2013 05:23 PM PST
(MENAFN - Muscat Daily) The discovery of several meteorites, including a host of Martian and lunar rocks, in the deserts of Oman in the recent past has lent international recognition to the ... (Also concerning NEW Oman Meteorite and Rock Law)
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Related:

In The E-Pistles of Paul, Paul H. writes:
http://theepistlesofpaul.blogspot.jp/2013/01/oman-contributed-16-of-worlds-meteorite.html


Note that this article states: 
"''Now, export of any kind of rock is prohibited unless authorised by the relevant authority,'' he said."

and

"Oman's Mining Law, The Mining Law issued by Royal Decree No 27/2003, prohibits the practice of all rock and mineral and exploratory activities and trading in the same without obtaining permission from the Directorate General of Minerals."

Some other older articles.

Experts study meteorites, Oman Observer
Mon, 17 December 2012
http://main.omanobserver.om/node/133724

Oman is major site for meteor discovery (Country was second only to Antarctica in meteor finds until 2007) Emirates 24/7, October 19, 2010
http://www.emirates247.com/news/oman-is-major-site-for-meteor-discovery-2010-10-19-1.306190

Searching for Meteorites in the Deserts of Oman
by Simon Mitton, Live Science, May 18, 2009
http://www.livescience.com/3613-searching-meteorites-deserts-oman.html


Related papers are:

Korotev, R. L., 2012, Lunar meteorites from Oman.
Meteoritics & Planetary Science, vol. 47, no 8,
pp. 1365–1402 (August 2012)
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1945-5100.2012.01393.x/abstract


Hofmann, B. A., E. Gnos, A. Al-Kathiri, and A. J. T. Jull,
2006, Meteorite accumulation surfaces in Oman: Main
results of Omani-Swiss meteorite search campaigns,
2001-2006. 4th Swiss Geoscience Meeting, Bern 2006.
http://geoscience-meeting.scnatweb.ch/sgm2006/SGM06_abstracts/08_OS_Min_Pet/Hofmann_Beda_Talk_or_Poster.pdf

Best wishes,
Paul H.

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