Hi Regine, As the new owner of a 61.3 gram Cat Mountain half stone - and after spending two days hunting the area - I am writing an article about it. I have talked to the finder and to Count - no they are not the same person. The short version is this - as I'm saving the long version for an article.
It was found by the guys that found the Snider hill meteorite. They went back after many years to spend time together as they had not seen each other in a while. They found the 107 gram stone in March 2011 within minutes of arriving. They contacted some noticeable hunter/collectors who dismissed the stone as slag. Eventually they contacted Count who after studying the stone orchestrated the classification via Ted Bunch and for his efforts earned about 20% of the stone. The 164 grams stone was found earlier this month, Aug 2 2011. From what I am told there are only 3 stones authenticated and 2 were done this year. The Largest and first Cat Mountain (2.7 kilo) was found in 1981 but not identified/ classified until 1992. My 61.3 gram specimen is what was left from the 107 gram after Count and NAU got their share. The 164 gram stone was found by a hunter and given to Count to sell. He is currently taking offers. Count can correct me if I'm wrong - but to me this is the way it all fits together. On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 2:47 AM, Regine Petersen <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Sonny and list, > > can someone clarify some things for me? I find it a bit confusing, so excuse > me if I ask obvious questions. These are the facts as far as I have > understood them: > > Apart from the first Cat Mountain find there was Snyder Hill, which was not > part of the same fall and only found while looking for further Cat Mountain > pieces. There was another small Cat Mountain found by Robert Haag which > didn't get classified. Now hunters were searching the Snyder Hill site and > found two more Cat Mountains which are now sold on ebay. > > Who found the rocks, Count Deiro or the hunters who have also found the > Snyder Hill piece? Who is selling them? And why was the third rock which was > found designated 001? The second one hasn't been classified, but wouldn't the > original find get the first number? > > Pretty amazing finds :-) > Regine > > > > > --- [email protected] <[email protected]> schrieb am Fr, 19.8.2011: > >> Von: [email protected] <[email protected]> >> Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] Cat Mountain on Ebay >> An: [email protected], [email protected] >> Datum: Freitag, 19. August, 2011 16:29 Uhr >> Hi Carl, >> >> These are truly amazing finds. This is a great example to >> everyone that if one meteorite is found return and check for >> more pieces. Who knows, you may find something from a >> different fall. The number one key is to spend time in >> the field and to have fun! >> >> Sonny >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: cdtucson <[email protected]> >> To: meteorite-list <[email protected]>; >> wahlperry <[email protected]> >> Sent: Fri, Aug 19, 2011 3:00 am >> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Cat Mountain on Ebay >> >> >> Sonny,This is interesting because the seller and finder are >> also the original finders of Snyder Hill back in 1995. They >> also found a pecan sized cat MT I was never aware of that >> Bob Haag never got added to the official record.I also had >> no idea they were the finders of this new Cat MT find until >> now but, I actually took them to the Cat MT strewnfield back >> in 1995 and I was with them when they originally found >> Snyder Hill.It was interesting because Mike Holden and >> Jerome Johnson found the first half of Snyder Hill and >> the very next day Dave found the other half on the opposite >> side of the hill. It seems it had struck the hill and each >> half went it's own direction. They were later reunited and >> they fit perfectly back together.Bob Haag has said it a >> million times. "Go back and search where meteorites have >> been found before". It worked again. I talked to Dave >> tonight for the first time since 1995 and he told me he had >> not ever been back since his first find until this past >> March when he found this latest Cat MT. 001. This story has >> another interesting twist to it. Back then everyone was >> worried about ownership. For this reason everyone was afraid >> to mention find locations. There was no Met-list to ask >> questions. Only rumors. Long story short the true find >> location of Snyder Hill was eventually correctly documented >> and named appropriately. Tonight Dave said he went back to >> the hill because that is the only place he had ever found a >> meteorite and low and behold he found another of the holy >> grail of all impact melt breccias. A new Cat MT itself. He >> says he sold it to Ruben for a pile of money and some >> nice meteorites were thrown in on the deal. So, looks like >> Dave finds meteorites every time he hunts. Even if they were >> 16 years apart. Great job Dave.Carl-- >> >> >> >> "Democracy is two wolves and >> a lamb voting on what to have for dinner. Liberty is a >> well-armed lamb contesting the vote". ---- [email protected] >> wrote: > Hi List,> > Cat Mountain for sale on >> Ebay.> > >> http://cgi.ebay.com/Cat-Mountian-meteorite-001-/330599015532?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4cf93ca46c> >> > > > >> ______________________________________________> Visit the >> Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html> >> Meteorite-list mailing list> [email protected]> >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list______________________________________________Visit >> the Archives at >> http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.htmlMeteorite-list >> mailing >> [email protected]http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/li >> stinfo/meteorite-list >> ______________________________________________ >> Visit the Archives at >> http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > -- Rock On! 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