[meteorite-list] Nininger's find
From: Walter Branch <branchw_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:28:32 2004 Message-ID: <00da01c396dd$73d84d00$a5c29f44_at_wbranch> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00D7_01C396BB.EC945260 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Juris, Matt and Everyone, Nininger talks about this find on page 142-143 of Find a Falling Star. = The date was May 17, 1944. He also points out that this was the "first = of only two that I came across in the course of my habitual scouting = wherever I might be, and in areas where no meteorites previously were = known to have fallen." His second find was in Cottonwood, Arizona, about 10 years later. -Walter ------------------------------------------ www.branchmeteorites.com Walter Branch, Ph.D. Branch Meteorites PO Box 60492 Savannah, GA 31420 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Matt Morgan=20 To: JPBrockets_at_aol.com ; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com=20 Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 8:33 PM Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Nininger's find I believe this was the Puente Ladron meteorite from New Mexico. I = searched there two years ago and found nothing. Well, found alot of cow = pies but no space rox. You can read about Nininger's account of Puente = Ladron in his Published Papers. Basically he found it while eating a = sandwich. If you read the account it talks about the area as flat with few = rocks. He paces off his find a given distance from a fire ring and = bridge. We found the fire ring when we were there some 50 years later! = The bridge he speaks of is still there as well. The area is an alluvial terrace. My guess is that the stone was = transported out of the Rio Puerco (river) which is adjacent to the site. = Last time I checked the piece was listed in his collection, which went = to Max Planck years later. Matt Morgan -----Original Message----- From: meteorite-list-admin_at_meteoritecentral.com = [mailto:meteorite-list-admin_at_meteoritecentral.com]On Behalf Of = JPBrockets_at_aol.com Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 3:27 PM To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Nininger's find Hello List: I remember reading that Nininger found a small meteorite by a = stream. If I am not mistaken, this is the only piece that he had found = himself. What ever happened to this piece?? Juris Breikss jpbrockets_at_aol.com ------=_NextPart_000_00D7_01C396BB.EC945260 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1226" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi Juris, Matt and = Everyone,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Nininger talks about this find on page=20 142-143 of Find a Falling Star. The date was May 17,=20 1944. He also points out that this was the "first of only two = that I=20 came across in the course of my habitual scouting wherever I might be, = and in=20 areas where no meteorites previously were known to have = fallen."</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>His second find was in Cottonwood, = Arizona, about=20 10 years later.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-Walter</FONT></DIV> <DIV>------------------------------------------<BR><A=20 href=3D"http://www.branchmeteorites.com">www.branchmeteorites.com</A><BR>= Walter=20 Branch, Ph.D.<BR>Branch Meteorites<BR>PO Box 60492<BR>Savannah, GA = 31420</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><BR> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dmmorgan_at_mhmeteorites.com = href=3D"mailto:mmorgan_at_mhmeteorites.com">Matt=20 Morgan</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3DJPBrockets_at_aol.com=20 href=3D"mailto:JPBrockets_at_aol.com">JPBrockets@aol.com</A> ; <A=20 title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 = href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com">meteorite-list@meteor= itecentral.com</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, October 19, 2003 = 8:33=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [meteorite-list] = Nininger's=20 find</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D366242900-20102003><FONT face=3DArial = color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>I=20 believe this was the Puente Ladron meteorite from New Mexico. I = searched=20 there two years ago and found nothing. Well, found alot of cow pies = but no=20 space rox. You can read about Nininger's account of Puente = Ladron in his=20 Published Papers. Basically he found it while eating a = sandwich.<BR>If=20 you read the account it talks about the area as flat with few rocks. = He paces=20 off his find a given distance from a fire ring and bridge. We found = the fire=20 ring when we were there some 50 years later! The bridge he = speaks of is=20 still there as well.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D366242900-20102003><FONT face=3DArial = color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>The=20 area is an alluvial terrace. My guess is that the stone was=20 transported out of the Rio Puerco (river) which is adjacent to = the=20 site. Last time I checked the piece was listed in his = collection, which=20 went to Max Planck years later.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D366242900-20102003><FONT face=3DArial = color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>Matt=20 Morgan</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV class=3DOutlookMessageHeader dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT = face=3DTahoma=20 size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>=20 meteorite-list-admin_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 [mailto:meteorite-list-admin_at_meteoritecentral.com]<B>On Behalf Of=20 </B>JPBrockets_at_aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, October 19, 2003 3:27 = PM<BR><B>To:</B> = meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com<BR><B>Subject:</B>=20 [meteorite-list] Nininger's find<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT=20 face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT lang=3D0 face=3D"Futura Lt BT" = color=3D#408080 size=3D3=20 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF">Hello List:<BR><BR>I remember reading that = Nininger found=20 a small meteorite by a stream. If I am not mistaken, this is = the only=20 piece that he had found himself.<BR><BR>What ever happened to this=20 piece??<BR><BR>Juris Breikss<BR>jpbrockets_at_aol.com</FONT>=20 </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_00D7_01C396BB.EC945260-- Received on Mon 20 Oct 2003 03:40:36 AM PDT |
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