Hi Mike,
Bernd is correct (as usual). Alain and his son, Louis, have indeed
been to Tatahouine on multiple occasions---and returned with the
spoils of exceedingly successful efforts.
Best / Darryl
On Mar 22, 2009, at 11:23 AM, bernd.pa...@paulinet.de wrote:
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: michael_w_gil...@yahoo.com
To: bernd.pa...@paulinet.de
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
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