Hi Steve & all,
I have the direction of Richardton coming from the SSW. I have a copy of the strewnfield map in my book "From Weston to Creston" (2016). The reference I got this from is from Murphy & Forsman (1998) Meteorites in North Dakota" in North Dakota Geol Survey Educ Series no 23, 23 pages. All the best, Frank On Saturday, June 8, 2019 03:15:11 PM PDT, John Lutzon via Meteorite-list <[email protected]> wrote: Hello Steve, Yes, very nice to see you posting again. All Best! John Lutzon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Tettenborn via Meteorite-list" <[email protected]> To: "Steve Schoner" <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2019 5:22 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Richardton Meteorite June 30th 1918 Steve, Welcome back! Glad you are still involved. Has it been since 2003? If I remember correctly it was a spider bite that sidelined you. Cheers, Mike Tettenborn > On Jun 8, 2019, at 10:04 AM, Steve Schoner via Meteorite-list > <[email protected]> wrote: > > The Rickardton Meteorite fall of June 30th, 1918 > > The Richardton Meteorite of North Dakota fell at 9:48 PM, and I wonder if >this fall could be related to the Beta Taurid meteor > shower, thought to be the source for the Tunguska event of June 30th 1908. > The Beta Taurids are a daylight meteor shower > starting at sunrise here in the United States, lasting throughout the day and > then below the horizon at the end of the day. > Though improbable, could it be that the Richardton Meteorite is a member of > the Beta Taurid meteor stream? > > Trajectory data on the Richardton meteorite could be telling if it came from >the south west direction. And I have yet to find > any observers that stated the direction from which it came. > > The Richardon meteorite, of which I have samples is very friable and even >though it fell a hundred and one years ago, it is the > subject of much study even today as it has isotopes that relate to having > been close to the Sun, such as what one would expect of > the parent body of the Beta Taurids.... Comet Encke. At the end of this > month Earth will be in the Encke Beta Taurid meteor > stream and astronomers will be studying it to determine if it has masses > large enough to create a Tunguska event. And if so, > there certainly will be smaller masses that could produce meteorites such as > Richardton which fell on June 30th 1918. In fact > any meteorite that fell on or around June 30th coming from the south west > direction should be further examined to see if they > have isotopic properties that one would expect having been close to the Sun. > > BTW: > I have not been on the meteoritelist in some time...In fact many years since > I became disabled in 2003, which pretty much > eliminated me from hunting meteorites. So, currently I am involved in making > petrographic slides, mostly of meteorites > (Petroslides.com). If anyone on this list wishes to have thin sections made > contact me at: [email protected] . > > I would like to transition from this antiquated mybluelight e-mail to my > petroslides e-mail at the above e-mail address. > > Steve Schoner > IMCA 4470 > > ____________________________________________________________ > US MD: "I Beg Americans To Throw Out This Veg Now" > dr-pedre-md.com > http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL3331/5cfbc095cf4b140954083st02duc > ______________________________________________ > > Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the > Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
