Hi John, For meteorite collections or places to visit in Northern
Arizona, a must see is Meteor Crater. Though not really a collection,
there you can view the large Holsinger (Canyon Diablo) iron meteorite,
and of course the massive crater.
As for meteorite strewnfields, the only documented publicly
available/known strewnfields in Arizona are the Franconia, Gold Basin,
and Holbrook meteorite strewnfields. Whetstone Mountains is near Tucson,
but that information is unavailable and it's very tough hunting out
there. Many professional meteorite hunters hunted it for months and very
few stones were recovered due to the very small size of the fall. Though
this is an historic fall location, there's probably not much left out
there. There are also probably other strewnfields in Arizona, but
they're not publicly documented or released.
There are other private meteorite colletions and collectors and
professional meteorite hunters who live in Arizona, and some might be
nice enough to help you out and point you in the right direction.
Hope this helps.
HAPPY HUNTING!
Regards,
Eric Wichman
Meteorites USA
On 11/25/2010 2:00 PM, John Hendry wrote:
Hi List,
I will be staying for a few months near Phoenix (Apache Junction) from
December, and I am really interested in trying to find my first meteorite.
I'll have a BMW R1100GS and Jeep Liberty available for transport, and a
degree in geology and a Gold Bug 2 to aid detection, but I am sort of
stumped as to where to go and look. As far as I can tell the strewn fields
I know about (Franconia, Gold Basin, Holbrook) are all in high desert and
probably under white stuff. Can anyone suggest any locations within reach
where snow won't be an issue and a novice might have a reasonable chance
of success? I was also wondering whether there are any meteorite
collections in the area that I could visit? Thanks in advance for any
advice.
Kind regards,
John
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