[meteorite-list] New Find

From: David Freeman <dfreeman_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:25:17 2004
Message-ID: <3EB06C48.8020703_at_fascination.com>

Dear Mark;
If you go to your local BLM office, and beg real politely, they have
satellite photos, especially the infrared ones that distinguish the
thermal properties of rocks vs. sand. and vegetation types. These
should be of great help and should be free, or they are here.
Dave notanotheryousef

mafer wrote:

> So, when do we all get professional samples to evaluate of the impactor?
>
> Have you arranged for air photos or is there a stero photo of the area
> already (stereo photos would be so kewl! and if you send the
> co-ordinates off list, I could check the list at school and see if
> there is any for that area for you)
>
> Mark
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: Mark Jackson <mailto:b0rtz2003_at_yahoo.com>
>
> To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com
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> Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 6:59 AM
>
> Subject: [meteorite-list] New Find
>
>
> OK folks. This is going to be very, very difficult for you to
> believe; I am pinching myself every few minutes to make sure I'm
> awake. I assure you this is no joke. Later today I will have
> photos back I can post for you all of the place I am working. I
> have discovered a complex impact zone in the Southwestern US with
> multiple crater sites. Big ones. Two I have seen with my own eyes
> are in excess of 1/2 mile wide! I have evidence that these may be
> the head of an impact zone that stretches nearly 80 miles! I see
> possible evidence of up to seven impactors hitting in a 4 mile
> radius of where I have been working.
>
>
>
> OK here's the deal. I have a lot of material being analyzed,
> classified and catalogued. I am not going to release ANY
> meteoritic material until I have all that work done.
>
>
>
> However, there are some nice pieces of impact evidence that prove
> beyond any doubt that this is a meteorite impact zone. For
> instance, there are some gorgeous lechatelierites at the head of
> the zone. I better qualify my statement here; I say "head" of the
> zone because of the ultra high angle of attack these impactors
> came in on. I am no expert in these matters but my best guess is
> they might have been in an AoA as little as ten degrees. Anyway
> these lechatelierites are at the "area of first influence of the
> main impactor". Evidence points to the main impactor being a
> carbonaceous chondrite and thus some lechatelierites are pelted
> with microspherules of impactor material. One has a gorgeous
> moldavite buried in it's face! These lechatelierites are from 4 to
> 7 inches thick and weigh 1 to 2 kilos.
>
>
>
> If anyone wants some of the lechatelierite material from this
> pristine new find, let me know. I will work on pictures of these
> things so you can see them. If anyone wants a particular impact
> related feature from this site, let me know. Once again let me
> reiterate about the impactor material - there are several samples
> being looked at for verification and classification. Until that
> process can complete I will not release meteoritic material. Have
> patience . . . there's plenty worth waiting for I promise.
>
>
>
> Have a great day list-buds!
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Received on Wed 30 Apr 2003 08:37:28 PM PDT