Hi MikeG and List, 1) According to an article and an abstract in MAPS, the Tatahouine strewnfield was revisited in 1994 and samples were collected:
BARRAT J.A. et al. (1999) The Tatahouine diogenite: Mineralogical and chemical effects of sixty-three years of terrestrial residence (MAPS 34-1, 1999, 091-097). BARRAT J.A. et al. (1999) Mineralogical, chemical and biological effects of 63 years of terrestrial residence in the Tatahouine meteorite (MAPS 34-4, 1999, A010). 2) As far as I remember, Alain Carion also re-hunted the Tatahouine strewnfield. Anne Black may have more about that or maybe Alain Carion himself. Best Sunday wishes, Bernd -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [meteorite-list] Tatahouine? (22-Mrz-2009 15:58) From: [email protected] To: [email protected] > > Hi List, > > I'm curious about something.... we hear frequently from people who > hunt (and re-hunt) the Franconia, Gold Basin, and other western > US strewnfields. But we never hear anything about people hunting > the old African strewnfields like Tatahouine. Since Tata is one of > those singularly-exceptional meteorites, there seems to be some > incentive for those with the means and churchbells to re-hunt it. > If nobody is hunting Tata, is it because Tunisia is not safe enough? > Compared to Algeria which sits right next door, Tunisia is > considered a relatively-moderate Sunni Arab state. I know it's > probably considered risky or remote compared to Morocco, so maybe > this is why nobody is looking. > > Best regards, > > MikeG > > > ......................................................... > Michael Gilmer (Louisiana, USA) > Member of the Meteoritical Society. > Member of the Bayou Region Stargazers Network. > Websites - http://www.galactic-stone.com and http://www.glassthrower.com > .......................................................... > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
