Hi Pete, Yes, that is true. Dunes "march" and they cover up exposed meteorites and reveal meteorites that were buried. The problem is, the meteorites are being in harvested in numbers that greatly exceed the new fall rate. At some point, (and we are already seeing this), the numbers of recovered meteorites are going to decline. I fear that it won't be long before the law of diminishing returns rears it's ugly head. If one looks around the world and tries to find a region that duplicates the meteorite potential of the Saharan Desert, one has a hard time finding another source to match (or come close) to the Sahara. We have the Gobi in Mongolia and China, but don't expect the Chinese to be as lenient as the Moroccans. The Atacama has meteorites, but not on the same level as Morocco/Western Sahara. I think we are lucky to be collectors during these bountiful days of the Saharan Rush, but I really don't think there is another Morocco waiting in the wings.
Best regards, MikeG On 5/10/10, Pete Pete <[email protected]> wrote: > > Greetings, List, > > > Doesn't the Sahara sand continually drift, thereby revealing buried > meteorites under previously searched desert areas? > > Cheers, > Pete > > > > ---------------------------------------- >> Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 09:48:19 -0400 >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> CC: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Our next major source of meteorites? >> >> Hi Melanie and List, >> >> Enjoy the Saharan bounty while it lasts. There will not be another Sahara. >> >> Geography and politics make Morocco unique for meteorites. Once the >> Sahara is depleted, this period of meteorite history will >> be.......history. >> >> Best regards, >> >> MikeG >> >> >> On 5/10/10, Melanie Matthews wrote: >>> Were abouts in the world could it be? The Atacama desert in Chile (where >>> in >>> some areas it never rains and hasn't rained for thousands of years)? >>> >>> I'm talking about when it gets to the point that so few can be found >>> anymore >>> the Sahara. >>> >>> ----------- >>> Melanie >>> IMCA: 2975 >>> eBay: metmel2775 >>> Known on SkyRock Cafe as SpaceCollector09 >>> >>> Unclassified meteorites are like a box of chocolates... you never know >>> what >>> you're gonna get! >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ______________________________________________ >>> Visit the Archives at >>> http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >>> Meteorite-list mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >>> >> >> >> -- >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> Mike Gilmer - Galactic Stone & Ironworks Meteorites >> http://www.galactic-stone.com >> http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> ______________________________________________ >> Visit the Archives at >> http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Dating: Find someone special. Start now. > http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9729707 -- ------------------------------------------------------------ Mike Gilmer - Galactic Stone & Ironworks Meteorites http://www.galactic-stone.com http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone ------------------------------------------------------------ ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
