Hope he doesn't start spending money he doesn't have and never will get.
I hate the way the media sensationalizes every meteorite find. This guy is going to be disappointed when reality sets in.
Randy
>From: Ron Baalke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Meteorite Mailing List)
>Subject: [meteorite-list] New Meteorite Found in Canada
>Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 10:41:20 -0700 (PDT)
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>http://www.canada.com/calgary/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=d78a3433-e1a9-4093-9b21-30a876345b7d
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>Hunter hits meteorite pay dirt
>CanWest News Services
>April 26, 2004
>
>A Winnipeg man down on his luck has hit pay dirt with a couple of strange
>rocks he found on a hunting trip.
>
>Scientists have confirmed Derek Erstelle's finds are meteorite fragments
>containing among the rarest and oldest materials in the solar system -- and
>are potentially worth $100,000. The news couldn't have come at a better
>time for Erstelle, 47, who has been out of work and on disability for four
>years.
>
>"I'm hoping this will clean things up a bit . . . I could certainly use
>it," Erstelle said.
>
>Martin Beech, who teaches astronomy at the University of Regina, said
>the rocks are meteorite fragments from the core of an asteroid that was
>involved in a collision with another asteroid millions of years ago.
>
>"Asteroid material is the first material that formed in the solar system,"
>Beech said.
>
>He said collectors would eagerly pay $10 per gram for Erstelle's rare
>find. The two fragments weigh a combined 9.8 kilograms, which could net
>Erstelle a cool $100,000.
>
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