[meteorite-list] Michael Carter(InnerPlanetary Products) AD
AD: I Have Several Exceptional Specimens For Sale.Multiple Lots Priced Perfectly To Re-Sell For Exceptional Profit. Found Here:http://www.innerplanetaryproducts.com/id98.html Mars And Moon Specimens(From The Hupe Collection)At Give-Away Prices:http://www.innerplanetaryproducts.com/id108.html And Great Specimens For 50% OFF:http://www.innerplanetaryproducts.com/id103.html And MANY Other Specimens On Sale:http://www.innerplanetaryproducts.com/id89.html Sicerely M.T.Carter PS- I am still adding multiple items for March,So Continue Looking Over InnerPlanetary Products For Great Additions At LOW Prices. www.innerplanetaryproducts.com M.T.Carter IMCA #7131 www.innerplanetaryproducts.com Meteorites and More... Outer Space at Down to Earth Prices! __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD - ebay auctions ending soon! / H/L3-6
Hello All, I have some auctions ending in a few hours: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZpema9 Cheers, Peter BTW: I still have some great slices of NWA 5554, the unique H/L3-6: http://www.marmet-meteorites.com/id1.html Peter Marmet Bern, Switzerland IMCA #2747 p.mar...@mysunrise.ch http://www.marmet-meteorites.com/ ebay: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZpema9 __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Pricing question
If it's leaving on a train from Chicago does that mean it arrived the day before at 40 MPH after being bought on ebay the day before that at 20,000 MPH?! ;-) Cheers, Jeff - Original Message - From: Darren Garrison cyna...@charter.net To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 5:44 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Pricing question On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 11:06:50 -0700, you wrote: Suppose you have 3 specimens of a fairly common meteorite. Specimen #1 is a nice 100g individual. #2 is an equally nice 100g endcut with a polished face. #3 is a similarly nice 100g full slice, 3mm thick, with one side polished and the other side rough. All specimens are of equal quality (i.e., #1 is not a fabulously oriented piece, #3 does not have a super-fantastic inclusion). If specimen #3 sells for $10 per gram, how much do the others sell for? And what specimen #1 is on a train leaving Chicago at 8:15 traveling 80 MPH, and specimen #2 is on a bus leaving Memphis at... okay, I'd say that #1 and #2 would sell for less, because #3, having the largest visible surface area, would be the most desirable. __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] To all the hunters at West, Texas
Could any of you that took pictures of me while we were hunting please send me a copy of the pictures? I would really like to have any pictures that were taken during the hunt, weather I am in them or not. I am not very good at getting the camera out and actually taking pictures. Most of my pictures are of meteorites, I guess that shows where my head was during the hunt. Thanks in advance and of course if you are still out there I can wait til you get home. -- Mike Miller 230 Greenway Dr. Kingman Az 86401 www.meteoritefinder.com 928-753-6825 __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] West, Texas stone for sale. 6-7 grams Best offer gets it.
As we begin our 12th day of meteorite hunting here in West, a bit delayed due to non-stop activity and 29 degree morning, I have decided to offer up my 10th West meteorite find for sale. I hate to do this, as I have only found 13 stones and given away 2 of them already. However, the trip expenses of two weeks in hotels and rental cars is adding up to more than I like. I have so many people begging me for a stone, it is not fair and impossible for me to choose who gets it and for what price at this point. It seems most people are now finding one or no stones per day, I have had 3 out of 12 days with no finds at all. So, for the first time ever, I will take offers on this stone. I can not set a price, but I know for a fact there is less than 3 kilograms of this meteorite found so far, and I plan to go home Tuesday, so only 2 more days of hunting out here. The stone offered weighs 6 grams on a 10 kilo scale, so it actually weighs between 6 and 7 grams, more likely near 7 on the high end. I had dreams of large stones so I only brought the large scale. This stone has flawless fusion crust, and a break on one end with light secondary crust frosting over the milky-white interior. Highest offer by the time I get back from hunting at ~8 pm tonight takes it. Winner will be notified by email from me. It will include copies of all newspapers from Waco/West and Fort Worth that did stories about me, the meteorite and the hunt after it was found. Michael Farmer __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] West, Texas For Sale - Best Offer
Dear List Members, I have been hunting here in West, Texas for eight days with three of those having found none. On average I have found one stone per day, not too bad but with weather going from 85 degress down to 35 degress and 40mph winds, it takes a toll on us. The hot days provided us a few stones, and a couple of ticks from hunting through the woods. The cold days brought wind burn and froze any part of the body exposed. It is all well worth it. I will write more about my adventure later when I return home, most likely Tuesday night. OK, now to what I would like to offer one of the eight stones I have found. I am offering here a fully crusted ~18 gram stone that has one tiny ding (less than 1mm) that has a secondary crust so it appears this stone hit another on its way down to earth after the meteor started to break apart. It has great thumb printing and has an odd redish crust in a couple areas overlapped by the typical black crust. This will be for Best Offer by the end of our hunting day which will be about 9 PM Texas time. I will include an emailed photo of the stone in-situ and a couple of newspapers to the winner. Thank you, Greg Hupe __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] WEST TEXAS METETORITE HUNT
http://www.rocksfromspace.org/WTM.html __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] West Trade and Sell AD
Hey Guys, Slow start today, but I will try my luck again later this morning. Meanwhile, I wanted to throw out an offer to trade some West, Texas material for some Murchison. If you have some Murchison, maybe around 5 to 20 grams, I would like to discuss a trade with you further. I will be offering several of the 19 stones I personally have found, either for trade or for sale. If interested in the details of what I have, write me off list. I will respond later tonight. Thanks, Steve Arnold #1, Arkansas **A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1218822736x1201267884/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62) __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] WEST TEXAS METEORITE HUNT
Michael; Your video coverage of the west fall and hunt has been fabulous and timely,Thanks.I am especially glad to see John Sinclair in one of the photo's and ,of course,all the great hunters shown too.All of them are the ones that fill our collections with fine specimens and i wish you and them the best in this hobby. Good luck all;Herman Archer IMCA # 2770. **A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1218822736x1201267884/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62) __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] west, texas
List, What is the official name of West? Or is it a Creek? __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] WEST TEXAS METEORITE HUNT - ROB and HOPPER
http://www.rocksfromspace.org/WTM.html Michael Johnson http://www.spacerocksinc.com __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] News segment with Hopper the Dog
Hello all- From Austin News 8 http://www.news8austin.com/content/your_news/default.asp?ArID=233381 Rob Wesel http://www.nakhladogmeteorites.com -- We are the music makers... and we are the dreamers of the dreams. Willy Wonka, 1971 __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] News segment with Hopper the Dog
The news segment was great and fun to watch live. We were all at a Mexican restaurant for dinner only hours after the segment was filmed and Rob's segment actually aired the same night on the TV in the restaurant. Here is Rob (captured in the moment): http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-11/877141/Rob-N-Dog.jpg Most of the Hispanic patrons were confused as to why there were a bunch of excited people running towards the TV for a Dog, a man, and a black rock. Once it kicked in that Rob was actually the guy on the TV it brought smiles to everyone in the restaurant. Los meteoritos! Best, Mike Bandli -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Rob Wesel Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 10:37 AM To: Meteorite List Subject: [meteorite-list] News segment with Hopper the Dog Hello all- From Austin News 8 http://www.news8austin.com/content/your_news/default.asp?ArID=233381 Rob Wesel http://www.nakhladogmeteorites.com -- We are the music makers... and we are the dreamers of the dreams. Willy Wonka, 1971 __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] meteorite glass cleaning
Hello ; Does anybody know how to clean meteorite glass;would hydrochloric acid 38% solution do the job.thanks hbobo __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] West Trade and Sell AD
Ah AH! Trading for a meteorite with a stable, well-known value! Smart! Well..I am not interested by West, TX at this time, but I do have a couple nice fragments of Murchison, one even has some crust. So, if one of you guys, just dying to own a piece of West, wants to buy the Murchison from me and then trade with Steven, just email me. I am home, taking care of business. Anne M. Black _http://www.impactika.com/_ (http://www.impactika.com/) _impact...@aol.com_ (mailto:impact...@aol.com) Vice-President, I.M.C.A. Inc. _http://www.imca.cc/_ (http://www.imca.cc/) In a message dated 3/1/2009 8:21:46 AM Mountain Standard Time, meteorh...@aol.com writes: Hey Guys, Slow start today, but I will try my luck again later this morning. Meanwhile, I wanted to throw out an offer to trade some West, Texas material for some Murchison. If you have some Murchison, maybe around 5 to 20 grams, I would like to discuss a trade with you further. I will be offering several of the 19 stones I personally have found, either for trade or for sale. If interested in the details of what I have, write me off list. I will respond later tonight. Thanks, Steve Arnold #1, Arkansas **Get a jump start on your taxes. Find a tax professional in your neighborhood today. (http://yellowpages.aol.com/search?query=Tax+Return+Preparation+%26+Filingncid=emlcntusyelp0004) __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Video of West Meteorite Hunting Beer Break
I've returned from West, yesterday. I've got some fun video of the hunt. Here is a fun short with Mike, Greg, Ward and I during a beer 30 break. Cameo by Jim Baxter. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhGfSRlz0_c I'm compiling a 10 minute video that sums up the last 3 days. It will be up on youtube by tonight. -mt __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] west,texas fall
Hi list.I really wanted to just give a great YAHOO to all the people who are out there looking for this great new fall.Like mike farmer said,maybe only 3 kilo's for this fall.But like the future,it remains to be seen.Also the great video's that have given us a peek as to what is going on down there.I also want to give a plug to mike Johnson for all the pics of the day.Outstanding record of what is really going on there.I know that bob haag and bob c. are getting in on the party tomorrow so more competition for those stones from space.Has there been a total of some how as to how much weight has been collected yet?It seems like the hunting is starting to wind down somewhat.I would be down there,but getting a job is much more important to me right now,but I am there in spirit.I hope you all find more .Even the bigger stones.I would love to see that 13 gram oriented one sonny found.It sounds like a beaut.Well that it for now.Keep up the good guys and gals.I am offering $700 to anyone who is willing to sell me a 15 to 20 gram stone.Guarenteed!Let me know offlist. Steve R.Arnold,Chicago! a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://chicagometeorites.net/;http://chicagometeorites.net//a __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] west,texas fall
.. $700 for a 15-20g stone? I hate to burst your bubble, but I don't think anyone is going to be offering these at 50% off just yet. By the way... didn't you already purchase one at $100 per gram?? __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Ad for Patrick Thompson's meteorites from West, Texas
Hello list members, Patrick arrived home last night from 8 days in Texas. He had a great time and found fifteen small stones that were drifting around in Outer Space less than two weeks ago! Although he has hunted new potential strewn fields since 1987, most recently the event over Elgin, Oregon that fell at almost the same time last year, this was his first successful hunt. I'd like to thank all of the guys he hunted with for being a great group of mentors and showing good sportsmanship and ethics in the field. Patrick is not a collector but there is no doubt he will keep the first stone he found on this expedition. We were all up late last night listening to his stories of the trip. Sure wish I could have been there. He is off today spending time with his girlfriend and goes back to his other job tomorrow. So I am helping him sell the last of his stones. He has four left. He is keeping the first stone he found and I think one other. He is donating two stones for research and the others were sold before he left to return home. The weights on these four specimens are: 6.95 grams, 14.3, 15.2 and 20.4 grams. All have a broken surface displaying the interior matrix and they all appear to have broken in flight. So the other half is out there somewhere most likely found by another hunter. We may slice the 20.4 gram specimen to display the wonderful breccia. The other three display breccia and shock veins. The 14.3 gram stone and the 20.4 gram stones are any scientists dream come true. The 15.2 gram stone has an amazing display of the brecciated matrix and this is the 'bird turd meteorite'. Patrick called me on Friday morning from the field. He had just found another meteorite and he was excited about sharing the story with me. He was walking through a grassy area when something caught his eye. It was a stone buried in the dirt and grass but it had a splat of white bird poop on it and it didn't look at all like the meteorites he had been finding all week. Still he bent down to see what it was and when he pulled it out of the soil it was a gorgeous, fresh, black,crusted half stone with bird poop covering part of the crust and a large surface area showing the breccia inside. When he told me over the phone I could see in my mind the picture from years ago of the SNC somebody found in the Sahara with a surveyors magnet sitting on it from many years earlier. So here it is folks and the bird poop is free! These stones are available for best offer until 9pm tonight. Email me off list at etmeteori...@hotmail.com or edwinthomp...@comcast.net with your offer. If you would like to talk to Patrick about the stones or the experience or to ask him about the pictures and documentation that come with each stone you can call him at 503-807-2678 or email him at: pst...@hotmail.com Thanks very much, E.T. __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] News segment with Hopper the Dog
Very nice!!! Also, was great to see many of you hunters down there. Matt --Original Message-- From: Rob Wesel Sender: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com To: Meteorite List Subject: [meteorite-list] News segment with Hopper the Dog Sent: Mar 1, 2009 11:36 AM Hello all- From Austin News 8 http://www.news8austin.com/content/your_news/default.asp?ArID=233381 Rob Wesel http://www.nakhladogmeteorites.com -- We are the music makers... and we are the dreamers of the dreams. Willy Wonka, 1971 __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Matt Morgan Mile High Meteorites http://www.mhmeteorites.com P.O. Box 151293 Lakewood, CO 80215 USA __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Ad- 23.6 gram complete individual from West
Complete stone, primary and secondary crust, nice artifacts kit. Call for details 503.860.2944 up until 11pm Pacific Rob Wesel http://www.nakhladogmeteorites.com -- We are the music makers... and we are the dreamers of the dreams. Willy Wonka, 1971 __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Episode 12 of Astrocast is Online
Hello, Please tune in to the latest episode of Astrocast.tv: http://astrocast.tv All the best, Greg Greg Redfern NASA JPL Solar System Ambassador http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/ambassador/index.html WHAT'S UP?: THE SPACE PLACE http://www.wtopnews.com/?sid=600113nid=421 ASTROCAST http://astrocast.tv/ __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Meteorites were found in area (Historical report- Bellville, Ill.)
http://www.bnd.com/schlueter/story/671793.html Meteorites were found in area Q. This may stretch your research powers a little, but I remember my grandfather telling me of a rather large meteor that struck the metro-east maybe 100 years ago. Of course, my friends think the only thing that's falling is my ability to remember. Can you rescue me? A. Tilden's Harry Hirte was one farmer who nearly was sorry to be out standing in his field, as the old joke goes. It was about 1 p.m. on July 13, 1927, when Hirte was working on his farm. Suddenly he heard three distinct explosions followed by a rumbling and then a screetching noise, according to an account in the July 21 Belleville Daily Advocate. A moment later, he saw a cloud of dust rise from a clover field on the nearby farm of Henry Dunn, which was just a quarter of a mile north of Tilden proper. When he went to investigate, he found a whopping 47-pound meteorite that had embedded itself 2 feet into the dirt. Hirte wasn't the only person to make an out-of-this-world discovery that day. Nearby, Allen Raney, a coal miner, reported finding a 9-pound chunk that had buried itself a foot in the ground. Like Hirte, Raney reported his surprise in finding the rock cool to the touch when he quickly dug it up. Soon Hirte's unusual specimen was drawing hundreds of spectators when it was displayed in Sparta and Tilden -- and in the offices of the Daily Advocate. Since then, however, two other area residents have reported even closer encounters with the sky falling. On Sept. 28, 1938, a meteorite smashed through the roof of Edward McCain's garage in Benld, embedding itself in the seat of his 1937 Pontiac Coupe. A neighbor, Mrs. Carl Crum, was reportedly standing about 50 feet from the crash site. If you're ever in Chicago, check out the nearly 3-pound meteorite and portions of the damaged car at the Field Museum of National History. But here's the best can-you-top-this story of all: On Dec. 10, 1950, John Houser was driving home from work when two chunks of rock -- each about 2 1/2 inches wide -- slammed through the cloth top of his convertible as he drove down the 5600 block of West Florissant in St. Louis. I thought at first I'd had a blowout, but traffic was heavy and I wasn't able to stop for about a block, the 28-year-old Maplewood Park, Mo., man told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch later. Then I found the hole in the top of the car and two broken fragments on the floor in back. I didn't think much about it until I read later of the meteor exploding over the city (witnessed by a TWA pilot and passengers). No need to start watching the skies while you're outside, though. While estimates run the gamut, astronomer and asteroid watcher Alan Harris recently put the odds at 1 in 700,000 of being killed by one during your lifetime. __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] west,texas fall
Checking the math Steve-- this isn't the $90 a gram you were recently hyping on the list. Do you get a cut in your unemployment check so now it is only $35 a gram you can afford? Elton --- On Sun, 3/1/09, steve arnold stevenarnold60...@yahoo.com wrote: From: steve arnold stevenarnold60...@yahoo.com Subject: [meteorite-list] west,texas fall To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Date: Sunday, March 1, 2009, 3:21 PM snip .I am offering $700 to anyone who is willing to sell me a 15 to 20 gram stone.Guarenteed!Let me know offlist. __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Still in West Texas...
Hi all, I must be insane! I drove to West, Texas last Thursday (1200 miles) then drove home on Tuesday. Then I flew back Friday and will be here till Wednesday. I'll have articles, pictures and of course videos when I return - One video about how I discovered Hopper the meteorite finding dog and one video of my total experience. I've found some nice stones and will sell one or two (100 percent crusted) Email me off list if you are looking for one. Ruben Garcia Phoenix, Arizona Website: http://www.Mr-Meteorite.Net Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=meteorfrightp=v __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD - Rizalites ending on Ebay in less than a day!
Hello again all, Once again I have some nice Rizalite pieces ending soon on ebay. Please have a look. Thanks in advance! Cheers, Desmond Leong IMCA #2254 http://www.TektiteInc.com http://stores.ebay.com/Tektite-Inc http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZtektiteinc-dot-com __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Hunting in West, Texas - thanks to Mike Farmer and his team!
Hi Folks, A few thoughts and a BIG thanks to Mike and his team regarding my first and only meteorite hunt this past Thursday. As I was reading on the list, early this past week, about everyone's adventures hunting in Texas I realized I had a day and a half off work at the end of the week. On a whim checked out Southwest's prices to Texas and saw to my surprise that I could get out there and back for about $200. It seemed like too great an opportunity to miss; a fresh U.S. fall! I was especially motivated by Mike's earlier observation that with ploughing imminent many of the stones not found in the near future will be gone forever. I e-mailed Mike Farmer and asked if I could join his team for a day to which he kindly responded, I'd welcome that. I arrived at the search site around 8:45 just as Mike Cottingham's son, Christopher, found a gorgeous oriented complete stone. Good omen, I thought! I was so psyched I launched into hunting without changing out of my street shoes, to the amusement of the pro's. Mike took me under his wing and gave me a quick tutorial and off I went, eyes to the ground. I was getting a picture from Mike as we walked about how they had gone about their hunt in the past ten days. We were in flat open fields with lots of clumps of taller grass with more open areas in between with shorter grass. Surely many fine stones were hidden way beyond sight within the taller clumps- no way to find them at this point. The stones were there, though, some peeping through the shorter grass, some just sitting on the surface. I saw Mike Farmer, Greg Hupe, and McCartney Taylor find stones. The stones were, however, very widely dispersed. I'd say the ratio of pitch-black, roughly meteorite shaped 30 gram hunks of fresh animal dung to meteorites was about 1000 to one. The four finds I witnessed were hundreds of yards apart from each other. McCartney showed me how he grids an area adjacent to a find to try to systematically look for other pieces(many thanks, MT). I walked continuously except for a couple of 5 minute water breaks from about 8:45 am until sunset. I'm sure I walked at least 20 miles. Alas no stone for me! Mike was kind enough to stick with me and keep looking as the sun was setting. He was rewarded by finding a stone in the dying light( I think his third of the day). It was really disappointing not to find my own stone but it was an amazing experience nonetheless. I had talked to several 'pro's' who had had days with zero meteorites found so I knew up front that getting 'skunked' was a possibility. On the plus side, I got to meet Mike Cottingham and his son, Christopher, Eric Wichman and his wife, and Greg Hupe. McCartney and Robert Ward who I knew from Tucson were there in the field. At one point in the day, Mike, McCartney, Greg and I talked to the lady who owned the property and who was kind enough to give us permission to hunt there. She gave a great account of hearing a house-rattling explosion and going out to see a smoke cloud overhead with spirals extending from it. Overall a super educational experience. In the fading light I shook Mike's hand and thanked him for his generosity in letting me join them in the hunt for a day. I was sad not to have found one but felt the experience itself was well worth the effort and money spent. I would recommend it to anyone if there is a fall anywhere near you. I was shocked when Mike reached over and handed me a bag containing a 5.9 gram gorgeous fully crusted meteorite he had found earlier and said, Here, I can't let you leave here without a meteorite. I couldn't believe his generosity. As I told him in an email thanking him again, based on both the experience of hunting and the good heartedness of his gift, if bad times arrive and I have to sell off every other meteorite I own, that one will definitely stay with me. Best wishes to all, Jim Baxter p.s. I now really have a visceral understanding about pricing on these stones. In a strewnfield like this where they are small, well hidden, and widely dispersed a full days hard work may just yield a few grams and many days yield none. A realistic price would have to be at a minimum, to just break even, the cost of travel, lodging and vehicles divided by grams found. And here the denominator is small leading to a high price by most ordinary chondrite standards. If these guys were scooping up bushels of them the price would be quite low but that's sadly not the case. Too bad because the interior of this one has fabulous fine brecciation and, as I learned here, there is nothing to compare to the texture of the crust of a just-fallen meteorite. p.p.s I've posted a few images: Stones as found before being moved: http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v614/CaneySprings/?action=viewcurrent=MikeFarmersstonefoundinthemorming.jpg http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v614/CaneySprings/?action=viewcurrent=GregHupesstoneinsitu.jpg
Re: [meteorite-list] Hunting in West, Texas - thanks to Mike Farmer and his team!
Hi Jim, Thanks for the excellent report. As a novice collector and never having gone on a hunt, your account was inspiring. Greg Lindh - Original Message - From: jbaxter...@pol.net To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 11:20 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Hunting in West,Texas - thanks to Mike Farmer and his team! Hi Folks, A few thoughts and a BIG thanks to Mike and his team regarding my first and only meteorite hunt this past Thursday. As I was reading on the list, early this past week, about everyone's adventures hunting in Texas I realized I had a day and a half off work at the end of the week. On a whim checked out Southwest's prices to Texas and saw to my surprise that I could get out there and back for about $200. It seemed like too great an opportunity to miss; a fresh U.S. fall! I was especially motivated by Mike's earlier observation that with ploughing imminent many of the stones not found in the near future will be gone forever. I e-mailed Mike Farmer and asked if I could join his team for a day to which he kindly responded, I'd welcome that. I arrived at the search site around 8:45 just as Mike Cottingham's son, Christopher, found a gorgeous oriented complete stone. Good omen, I thought! I was so psyched I launched into hunting without changing out of my street shoes, to the amusement of the pro's. Mike took me under his wing and gave me a quick tutorial and off I went, eyes to the ground. I was getting a picture from Mike as we walked about how they had gone about their hunt in the past ten days. We were in flat open fields with lots of clumps of taller grass with more open areas in between with shorter grass. Surely many fine stones were hidden way beyond sight within the taller clumps- no way to find them at this point. The stones were there, though, some peeping through the shorter grass, some just sitting on the surface. I saw Mike Farmer, Greg Hupe, and McCartney Taylor find stones. The stones were, however, very widely dispersed. I'd say the ratio of pitch-black, roughly meteorite shaped 30 gram hunks of fresh animal dung to meteorites was about 1000 to one. The four finds I witnessed were hundreds of yards apart from each other. McCartney showed me how he grids an area adjacent to a find to try to systematically look for other pieces(many thanks, MT). I walked continuously except for a couple of 5 minute water breaks from about 8:45 am until sunset. I'm sure I walked at least 20 miles. Alas no stone for me! Mike was kind enough to stick with me and keep looking as the sun was setting. He was rewarded by finding a stone in the dying light( I think his third of the day). It was really disappointing not to find my own stone but it was an amazing experience nonetheless. I had talked to several 'pro's' who had had days with zero meteorites found so I knew up front that getting 'skunked' was a possibility. On the plus side, I got to meet Mike Cottingham and his son, Christopher, Eric Wichman and his wife, and Greg Hupe. McCartney and Robert Ward who I knew from Tucson were there in the field. At one point in the day, Mike, McCartney, Greg and I talked to the lady who owned the property and who was kind enough to give us permission to hunt there. She gave a great account of hearing a house-rattling explosion and going out to see a smoke cloud overhead with spirals extending from it. Overall a super educational experience. In the fading light I shook Mike's hand and thanked him for his generosity in letting me join them in the hunt for a day. I was sad not to have found one but felt the experience itself was well worth the effort and money spent. I would recommend it to anyone if there is a fall anywhere near you. I was shocked when Mike reached over and handed me a bag containing a 5.9 gram gorgeous fully crusted meteorite he had found earlier and said, Here, I can't let you leave here without a meteorite. I couldn't believe his generosity. As I told him in an email thanking him again, based on both the experience of hunting and the good heartedness of his gift, if bad times arrive and I have to sell off every other meteorite I own, that one will definitely stay with me. Best wishes to all, Jim Baxter p.s. I now really have a visceral understanding about pricing on these stones. In a strewnfield like this where they are small, well hidden, and widely dispersed a full days hard work may just yield a few grams and many days yield none. A realistic price would have to be at a minimum, to just break even, the cost of travel, lodging and vehicles divided by grams found. And here the denominator is small leading to a high price by most ordinary chondrite standards. If these guys were scooping up bushels of them the price would be quite low but that's sadly not the case. Too bad because the interior of this one has fabulous fine brecciation and, as I learned here,
