Eric, Just like at Holbrook, they may be subject to the hoofs of cattle/horses. The ground at Holbrook is what preserved the meteorites that we find there today. With the grass at West Texas, the meteorites might not be churned up by wind, water, and cattle or be easy to spot. Plus more material fell at Holbrook allowing more pieces to have the chance to survive over time. In addition, some of the meteorites that fell at Holbrook penetrated as deep as 6 inches. [Erik] Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook Photos Eric Wichman Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:49:52 -0800 Very nice indeed! Great job Erik! I was thinking that since Holbrook was a relatively fresh meteorite (compared to say Franconia or GB and most NWA I've seen), it's amazing to see how much or little the fusion crust on some pieces weather away. Holbrook falling in 1912 and being on the ground not quite 100 years is a blink of an eye in geological time. The crust in in good shape and there's some patina and oxidation. I can imagine whatever is not destroyed of the West TX fall will look worse than Holbrook in 100 years due to the weather in Texas. Keep in mind that lots of land out there is not farmland but ranches and they don't get plowed or irrigated like cropland. Stones that are on the ranches, -as long as they stay ranches- should be relatively preserved right? Rainfall/Snowfall must also be considered but The only data I found said about 8 inches annually for the area. Not that we'll be around to see it but, what do you think West will look like in 100 Years? Regards, Eric Wichman Meteorites USA Subject: [meteorite-list] Holbrook Photos From: Erik Fisler Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 13:30:45 -0700 To: meteorite-list
I had the chance to use my schools Cannon new XSI for yearbook, so I took the opportunity to photograph some of my Holbrook finds. Enjoi http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/Collection/IMG_2941.jpg http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/Collection/IMG_2946.jpg http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/Collection/IMG_2947.jpg http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/Collection/IMG_2950.jpg http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/Collection/IMG_2953.jpg http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/Collection/IMG_2955.jpg http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/Collection/IMG_2957.jpg http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/Collection/IMG_2964.jpg http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/Collection/IMG_2965.jpg [Erik] ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
