Re: [meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Update - Nininger's only cold find (Puente-Ladron)

Hi All,   I believe that Wilmot was also a Nininger cold find.   From Nininger's Collection of Meteorites: This meteorite was found ny Dr. Nininger in a plum thicket near a farm house.  Adhering loam soil indicated it had recently been turned up by the plow but the renter then living on the farm

Re: [meteorite-list] New fall, Nkayi Zimbabwe

Actually with Cartersville and Nkayi, two recovered falls on the same day has happened 9 times since 1865. Don't have the list readily available, though. FYI, in 1933 the Sioux County eucrite fell about an hour and a half after the Repeev Khutor iron landed just north of the Caspian Sea. I

Re: [meteorite-list] The True Story of Ann Ho dges: History¹s Only Meteorite Victim

Rob, all, The Hammer stone in the Alabama Museum of Natural History was the stone that was cored. (Why would the Smithsonian core their stone after already slabbing it?) Provenmire in the 2003 article Sylacauga, Alabama Revisited in METEORITE, vol. 9, no. 2 states this about the Hodge's

Re: [meteorite-list] The True Story of Ann Ho dges: History’s Only Meteorite Victim

Hello all, Dug deep into my files to get this data. Two specimens from the Dr. Elbert King collection were sold in 1999. These were described core samples and I can only believe they were from the Hodge's stone. The core fragments weighed 3.2 grams and 39.1 grams. Dr. Jim Schwade had a

Re: [meteorite-list] The True Story of Ann Hodges: History’s Only Meteorite Victim

Hello all, The article isn't clear where the stones are. The meteorite that hit Mrs. Hodges is in the Alabama Museum of Natural History. A second stone (3.75 kg) was purchased by Stuart Perry and donated to the Smithsonian. Cheers, Frank On Saturday, January 17, 2015 12:23 PM, Shawn Alan

Re: [meteorite-list] New fall, Nkayi Zimbabwe

and check: http://sv-meteorites.com/play_with_statistic.aspx Best regards, Sergey On Sat, Feb 7, 2015 at 1:55 AM, Frank Cressy via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Actually with Cartersville and Nkayi, two recovered falls on the same day has happened 9 times since 1865. Don't

[meteorite-list] Happy birthday to the Giants

February 17 and 18 are the birthdays of the two largest meteorites to fall in the US. On February 17, 1930 the Paragould meteorite fell in the northeastern corner of Arkansas. The 820 pound stone recovered from the fall was the largest meteorite recovered from a witnessed fall in the US to

Re: [meteorite-list] Aztec, NM Meteorite questions

Forgot to hit "reply all" last night. Here's what I sent to Dennis. Frank On Monday, March 21, 2016 7:59 PM, Frank Cressy wrote: Hi Dennis, I researched Aztec for a book on US witnessed falls I'm writing (to be published this summer). Very little information was

[meteorite-list] Fw: Aztec, NM Meteorite questions

Forgot to hit "reply all" last night.  Here's what I sent to Dennis. Frank On Monday, March 21, 2016 7:59 PM, Frank Cressy wrote: Hi Dennis, I researched Aztec for a book on US witnessed falls I writing (to be published this summer).  Very little information was

[meteorite-list] Correction - Weston to Creston write-up

All, I made a mistake in the list write-up announcing the sale of my book. It should have read 257 pages, not 157 pages. Thank you to all those who have purchased one. See you all in Tucson, Frank __ Visit our Facebook page

[meteorite-list] New Book, "FROM WESTON to CRESTON" AD #1

Have you ever wondered about the fall circumstances of some US fall you ran across, looked it up in the "Catalogue of Meteorites", and found little or no information?  And you then did an Internet search and found any information was in an obscure reference that hadn't been scanned and was

Re: [meteorite-list] New Book, "FROM WESTON to CRESTON" AD #1

, Frank On Wednesday, January 18, 2017 3:50 PM, Frank Cressy via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote: Have you ever wondered about the fall circumstances of some US fall you ran across, looked it up in the "Catalogue of Meteorites",

Re: [meteorite-list] witnessed fallen "Meteorite "interesting human behavior observed original powwow

The Crescent (Oklahoma) meteorite (8/17/1936) was also discovered with the help of cows. When Robert Brown of the Texas Observers was tracking the Crescent meteorite "he encountered one old boy who said he saw the light but was in his house. When he exited the house he heard "this big noise"

Re: [meteorite-list] Dr. Art Ehlmann

Art was a gentleman in the finest sense. He was a great help to me while I was writing my US fall book and gladly supplied me information that I would never have gotten without his help. I'm happy that I was able know him and to get him a copy of the book before he passed. He certainly will

Re: [meteorite-list] Prehistoric Gibeon artifacts

Paolo, Steve Arnold (of Meteoritemen) probably has photos of a Gibeon anvil that he purchased a few years ago. I believe it was nicknamed "The Crocodile." All the best, Frank On Thursday, December 14, 2017 10:07 AM, PAOLO CONTE via Meteorite-list wrote:

Re: [meteorite-list] Bishopville aubrite

Hi Peter, Found a couple of instances where meteorites may have been recovered by slaves. Richmond, Virginia fell in 1828 and most probably was recovered by slaves. "An overseer and several negroes were at work..." "The persons hastened toward the place...and after considerable search. found

Re: [meteorite-list] Possible Newfoundland Meteorite

Very good Bob, I especially liked that it may have burned up in the water ;-) All the best, Frank On Thursday, October 26, 2017 1:01 AM, Robert Verish via Meteorite-list wrote: Dean, You neglected to mention the more "entertaining" article:

[meteorite-list] Book anniversary Ad #1

Hello all, It been one year now since my book, "From Weston to Creston" became available for purchase. I just wanted to thank everyone who helped me put it together and also to those who have purchased a copy. From all the feedback I've gotten, it has been well received. In recognition of

Re: [meteorite-list] Looking for Portales

Hi Dennis, I assume you are looking for Portales Valley, the H7 metallic melt breccia that is a witnessed fall? However, there are 4 "Portales meteorites; Portales(a), Portales(b), Portales(c), and Portales Valley. Price on Portales Valley depends on whether it is all stone or shows metallic

Re: [meteorite-list] Why carbonaceous chondrites? (A "thank you" to Mr. Horejsi)

Hello Michael, Martin does have a great way of describing meteorites.  My favorite was his way of describing the Cumberland Falls aubrite comparing an individual stone to a bread loaf, writing that many were sliced up like loaves of bread, resembling not "the rectangular blocks we Americans

[meteorite-list] Fw: Louisville availability

Hello Mike, Park Forest and Orlando also hit cars in the US. When I wrote my book on US witnessed falls, I could find no photos of Louisville other than one (black & white) I acquired for the book through the University of Louisville and those in an article in the Transactions of the

Re: [meteorite-list] Richardton Meteorite June 30th 1918

Hi Steve & all, I have the direction of Richardton coming from the SSW.  I have a copy of the strewnfield map in my book "From Weston to Creston" (2016).  The reference I got this from is from Murphy & Forsman (1998) Meteorites in North Dakota" in North Dakota Geol Survey Educ Series no 23,

Re: [meteorite-list] Many American Falls for sale!

Hi Ruben, Lot of great falls listed here and a lot of great stories too ;-) Cheers, Frank "From Weston to Creston" On Thursday, August 15, 2019, 06:00:01 AM PDT, Ruben Garcia via Meteorite-list wrote: I just bought part of a large fall collection, here are just a few. Call/text

Re: [meteorite-list] Interesting take on Tunguska

Maybe someone who has access to the original paper can answer if the author's modeling takes in account the fall directions of trees under the blast.  The summary doesn't address that. Cheers, Frank On Monday, May 11, 2020, 11:00:59 AM PDT, Michael Gilmer via Meteorite-list wrote:

Re: [meteorite-list] [IMCA List] Dave Gheesling

I am in shock.  Dave was so helpful, friendly, and generous to everyone who knew him and was a great asset to the meteorite community in particular.  He certainly was a great help to me when I was putting the book together on US falls.  I also saw how generous he was as Svend certainly

Re: [meteorite-list] Noblesville IN possible meteorite landing December

American Meteor Society has four December 2021 reports about Indiana meteors that might work 12/8     10 pm         68 reports 12/12    11 pm    30 reports 12/14    12:30 am    5 reports 12/20 10 pm       17 reports Good hunting, Frank On Wednesday, January 19, 2022, 05:10:00 PM

Re: [meteorite-list] Most confirmed falls in a year?

In addition to the 17 witnessed falls worldwide for 1933, that year also had two others that are possible falls, Elton, Texas and Willard (b) New Mexico. Cheers, Frank On Saturday, March 18, 2023 at 03:45:48 PM PDT, Finbarr Connolly via Meteorite-list wrote: 1933 has the record with

Re: [meteorite-list] Easter thoughts and meteorites

There is also Peace River, fell March 31, 1963, L6 Happy Easter, Frank On Saturday, March 30, 2024 at 08:01:23 PM PDT, John Lutzon via Meteorite-list wrote:   To all reading, my best,   At this March 31, Easter Sunday, I wish my best to everyone for a wonderful day!!!.   For