Can't wait to hear more details. Congrats to the entire team. Best,
Mendy Ouzillou On Jun 8, 2016, at 3:26 PM, Darryl Pitt via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote: Love this read. Many congratulations! Yahoo, indeed. > On Jun 8, 2016, at 1:44 PM, Count Deiro via Meteorite-list > <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote: > > Hello List, > > Less than an hour ago, I returned to Las Vegas with a some experienced > friends after we completed an "overnight" trip to the north. One of the > smarter of us had come up with a way to drive in the afternoon to an area of > promise and be on site at daybreak and hunt until, it was reasoned, people > would be in the area and we would be subject to whatever. > > At a little after sunrise this morning, and less than an hour into searching, > one of us made what we all agree might be a "major' find. We also agreed that > one of us could say something censored to the List without "letting the cat > out of the bag" for fear of the usual inane responses from the doubters and > criticizers. But, more importantly, we also are aware that there would a real > risk that some authority would claim the meteorite was found where it could > be subject to seizure. > > We all are so excited and pumped....especially me, because my cancer has kept > me confined to home for many months... that we had to share the news and also > establish the start of a public record of the find. > > All we can say further is that the meteorite, which is much larger than the > 13.7 kilo LL6 chondrite I found in Pahrump, Nevada, is obviously not an OC. > It was found on flat, sandy, terrain and it appears recent rain and wind had > exposed part of it. > > I say this with affection for my friends, but I'll be surprised if they can > keep a secret. At least I got to get some of the excitement off my chest. And > no...I am not the lucky one who literally stumbled over this rock...but, I > was 20' away. > > Yahoo! > > Count Deiro > > > <Guido on the vearanda with cigar 2016 > 003.JPG>______________________________________________ > > Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the > Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list