Hi Jim, In the article of your first link, you'll find the following confusing sentence:
"It was then he learned that not only did he find the largest piece to date, but that his find has been identified as the main mass of the meteor." I guess the writer wasn't clear on what was meant by "main mass". For a fresh fall, the so-called "main mass" may be changing on a daily basis. In the case of Sutter's Mill, where over 99% of its meteorites will never be found, the actual main mass of the fall is unlikely to be among the 1%. Very amusing that someone found gold while looking for meteorites! (I do wonder about the use of a metal detector to find a CM meteorite -- has a single Sutter's Mill meteorite been found using one?) --Rob -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Jim Wooddell Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2012 7:36 AM To: desertsunburn Cc: Meteorite-List Subject: [meteorite-list] Coloma / Lotus / Sutter Mill Articles Here are a couple of articles you might enjoy http://www.mtdemocrat.com/news/striking-it-rich-by-accident/ http://www.mtdemocrat.com/news/coloma-grange-to-hold-discussion-on-meteorite/ Jim ______________________________________________ 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
