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

2016-03-22 Thread Frank Cressy via Meteorite-list
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

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

2016-03-21 Thread almitt2--- via Meteorite-list
Hi Dennis, Ruben and all, I checked out some of my Nininger books but didn't find any info either. Looks like most of the material is at the Field Museum. There are some smaller specimens (cut from the one stone that fell) in a couple of other collections including Nininger's. Fell February

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

2016-03-21 Thread Ruben Garcia via Meteorite-list
Hi, Aztec NM is my home town. I grew up there, I even graduated high school in Aztec. So, I have always wondered about where exactly that stone fell. Unfortunately, I never could find out much. Good luck. On Mar 21, 2016 6:18 PM, "Dennis Miller via Meteorite-list" <

[meteorite-list] Aztec, NM Meteorite questions

2016-03-21 Thread Dennis Miller via Meteorite-list
Hello, All! Living just 8 miles from Aztec, NM, thought that I might do a little fragment hunting. I have a few questions, though. First, I have read that Harvey Nininger sent his wife, Addie, to Aztec to purchase the only stone. Does anyone know who she purchased it from? Second, what was