Hi Guido, James and List, Yes, I was thinking it was some sort of airfield but the lack of building ruins threw me off. I did find a ~20' crater on top of a small rise that punched through the desert pavement and left a raised rim. Perhaps the military presence in that area can explain this structure about two miles away from the abandoned airfield. I did not find any shrapnel around it but some interesting rocks were excavated. If I was a rock-hound, my backpack would have weighed over 200 pounds.
In any case, this area looks perfect for meteorite hunting at first glance but once your boots are on the ground the story changes. There are a lot of black magnetic rocks (magnetite) lying around everywhere mimicking meteorites while others have heavy desert varnish. The desert pavement is very old and well developed so I am sure there are meteorites mixed in but a metal detector would not be of much use. I had a great time, met some very friendly people and got some much needed exercise. Perhaps one of these days, we will discover a cosmic landing strip (strewn-field) with meteorites lying around everywhere. Until then, we will continue the search and dream. Happy Hunting, Adam ______________________________________________ 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
