Hello all I hope in a photo-report..... Regards
Matteo --- Adam Hupe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear list members, > > I am posting for my brother, Adam and Al Lang who > both flew to the Illinois fall within three hours of > hearing about it last night and were the first > non-locals to arrive and start interviewing and > collecting specimens. Al flew from New York while > Adam flew from Seattle and they met at the airport > in Chicago early this morning. We should have speedy > preliminary results through the University of > Washington like we did with Bensour. > > While they were in route, I called and interviewed > the local police chief and others to arrange > meetings for Adam and Al once they landed. They did > meet with the chief and the Univeristy of Chicago > along with dozens of residents of the area. > > They report that the fall appears to be about 40 > kilos so far but will probably grow once more > reports come in. At first glance, it appears to be > an LL6 chondrite like Bensour and Kilabo but with a > courser crust. It is loaded with troilite like the > others also. > > This fall is definately a "hammer" as two houses, a > fire house and at least two cars were hit. Adam and > Al are educating locals what to look for and were > told of one instance where a dog found a freshly > crusted stone also! They are canvasssing the > neighborhoods and mapping the strewn field by > addresses at the outset and will follow up with GPS > coordinates as time allows. > > If anyone in the Illinois area would like to get in > contact with Adam and Al, please call Adam on his > cell number at (425) 591-8738. They will be in the > area for a few days or as long as it takes. > > I will report more as word comes in. > > Take care, > > Greg Hupe > IMCA 2185 > > ===== M come Meteorite - Matteo Chinellato Via Triestina 126/A - 30030 - TESSERA, VENEZIA, ITALY Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sale Site: http://www.mcomemeteorite.com Collection Site: http://www.mcomemeteorite.info International Meteorite Collectors Association #2140 MSN Messanger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EBAY.COM:http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
