[meteorite-list] Tatahouine_strewnfield

From: Michel <Michel_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:21:05 2004
Message-ID: <003e01c34c3c$e7a62540$2101a8c0_at_nomedrlg3eut06>

Steve

As I said before to PM PELE, the strewn field has been conscienciously
searched by Carion, in 1992 and after. I passed throught that field in 1999
and and picked up some needle head fragments The locals are aware of the
Diogenite now and have searched a very large area around the strew field. I
do not think that there is much left . Plus any foreigner seen in the area
is immediately reported to the local authorities who protect the zone from
further plundering. Only the goat and sheep keppers can walk the zone
without being disturbed.

If you want some of the stuff, the best is to ask the locals and buy it, at
market prices. Tataouine is connected to internet and all know the value of
this diogenite.

The cratrers were still marked in 1999.

best regards

Michel.



----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Schoner" <steve_schoner_at_yahoo.com>
To: "Pierre-Marie_PELE" <pierre.pele_at_voila.fr>; "meteorite-list"
<meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 6:24 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Tatahouine_strewnfield


> Gosh,
>
> I would love to go there.
>
> I always thought over the years that I have read about
> it, that the fragments that were found in 1931 were
> from the tail of the bolide.
>
> Others from Europe confirmed it with some very
> remarkable discoveries, finding very nice and fresh
> looking pieces that are much larger than what was
> originally found.
>
> I still think that much more remains to be found.
>
> But I can't help you too much as to the original
> reports, other than the fact that the French army
> personell reported that the strewnfield was about 800
> meters wide, at the location originally reported.
>
> I don't think that they investigated any farther than
> that. So what I would do is find the original center
> as it realates to the town as it was in 1931, then
> move out about half a Km and start a circular search
> pattern with that original strewnfield as the center.
> Spiral out, and when you find a piece make a note of
> it and continue on moving ever farther from the
> original center. When you find another piece, make
> note of it in relation to the first find you made then
> refine your search to an area that has lines drawn
> from the original center to the locations of the two
> pieces that you found (or hope to find). You should
> be able to find more between those two pieces and the
> original center and also most likely in a path leading
> farther out from the spots indicated on your map.
>
> That is how I would do it.
>
> Steve Schoner/ams
> http://www.geocities.com/meteorite_identification
>
>
> --- Pierre-Marie_PELE <pierre.pele_at_voila.fr> wrote:
> > Hello to all members of the list.
> >
> > I'm going to Tunisia in february and I would like to
> > know the exact location of the Tatahouine
> > strewnfield. I already know the GPS
> > position from the Catalogue of Meteorites and that
> > it's at 2.5 kilometers from the town center.
> >
> > So I would be very happy to receive the 1932 report
> > made by the tunisian army or an exact GPS location.
> >
> > I thank everybody in advance.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Pierre
> > IMCA 3360
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> >
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Received on Thu 17 Jul 2003 04:24:55 AM PDT