[meteorite-list] Nininger quoted newspaper + Oriented Sikhote
From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:31:22 2004 Message-ID: <BAY4-DAV137h1vu10WK00070e80_at_hotmail.com> ------=_NextPart_001_0037_01C3F2E0.A4BBC0F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Paper: Nevada State Journal City: Reno, Nevada Date: Thursday, June 26, 1947 Page: 1 Meteorite Hits Siberia, Forms 30 Big Craters FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., June 25 (U.P.) - Meteorite, estimated to weigh several = tons, fell near Vladivostock, Siberia, Feb. 12, Dr. H. H. Nininger, Direc= tor of the American Meteorite Museum near here, was notified today by the= meteorite committee of the Russian Academy of Sciences at Moscow. The Russians advised Dr. Nininger that 30 craters were formed by the blaz= ing visitor from the heavens, the largest of which measured 80 feet in di= ameter and 28 feet in depth. A "considerable" amount of forest was destro= yed, the Russians said. Hello List, Today's Sikhote article quotes Nininger, and while I think I do have a fe= w more papers, and can could share photos of Sikhotes in my collection ti= ll every one blocked me, this will be the last installment in my little t= ribute to Sikhote. The Nininger collection of meteorites was published = in 1950, early in this man's career. Interesting to note is at the time = it notes no Sikhote meteorite in his collection. The cold war of course = made it difficult for Western and Eastern scientist to exchange specimens= and ideals. =20 Today's Sikhote photo is a 89g oriented Sikhote I purchased from Jim Stro= pe. Many of my oriented Sikhotes have come from Jim. My favorite orient= ed Sikhote I got from Jim, it is a 5-6g very very flat oriented meteorite= that fell like a leaf. Sadly, he went into hiding over a year ago and h= as not been seen since. =20 http://www.meteoritearticles.com/colsikhoteoriented89g.html Jason Utas, son of Peter Utas, or as someone labeled them "LA Father and = Son", had a really cool cratered Sikhote with a bb sized crater on one si= de (in Tucson). I just tried to find Bob Vernish's e-mail to the list wi= th the Sikhote crater articles but could not find them in the archives...= perhaps someone else can. One would think that these little craters would= be more common then they are. Perhaps they weather off fairly fast? I su= ggest everyone to look over their Sikhotes closely, I found no craters in= mine....:-(. The Utas, I should note, are two of this hobbies friendli= est hunter/collectors, and I'm waiting for you two to invite me on your n= ext hunt....;^) Thank you to the list members that sent me photos of your Sikhotes. Whil= e I would have rather seen this be a group thing, it is easy to understan= d why more and more of the old guys are being quiet. =20 Mark Bostick www.meteoritearticles.com ------=_NextPart_001_0037_01C3F2E0.A4BBC0F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><BODY STYLE=3D"font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV><FONT size=3D2= > <P>Paper: Nevada State Journal</P> <P>City: Reno, Nevada</P> <P>Date: T= hursday, June 26, 1947</P> <P>Page: 1</P> <P> </P> <P>Meteorite Hits= Siberia, Forms 30 Big Craters</P> <P>FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., June 25 (U.P.) - = Meteorite, estimated to weigh several tons, fell near Vladivostock, Siber= ia, Feb. 12, Dr. H. H. Nininger, Director of the American Meteorite Museu= m near here, was notified today by the meteorite committee of the Russian= Academy of Sciences at Moscow.</P> <P>The Russians advised Dr. Nininger = that 30 craters were formed by the blazing visitor from the heavens, the = largest of which measured 80 feet in diameter and 28 feet in depth. A "co= nsiderable" amount of forest was destroyed, the Russians said.</P> <P>&nb= sp;</P> <P> </P> <P>Hello List,</P> <P>Today's Sikhote article quote= s Nininger, and while I think I do have a few more papers, and can could = share photos of Sikhotes in my collection till every one blocked me, this= will be the last installment in my little tribute to Sikhote.  = ; The Nininger collection of meteorites was published in 1950, early in t= his man's career. Interesting to note is at the time it notes no Si= khote meteorite in his collection. The cold war of course made it d= ifficult for Western and Eastern scientist to exchange specimens and idea= ls. </P> <P> </P> <P>Today's Sikhote photo is a 89g oriented S= ikhote I purchased from Jim Strope. Many of my oriented Sikhotes ha= ve come from Jim. My favorite oriented Sikhote I got from Jim, it i= s a 5-6g very very flat oriented meteorite that fell like a leaf. S= adly, he went into hiding over a year ago and has not been seen since. </= P> <P><A href=3D"http://www.meteoritearticles.com/colsikhoteoriented89g.h= tml">http://www.meteoritearticles.com/colsikhoteoriented89g.html</A></P> = <P> </P> <P>Jason Utas, son of Peter Utas, or as someone labeled the= m "LA Father and Son", had a really cool cratered Sikhote with = a bb sized crater on one side (in Tucson). I just tried to find Bob= Vernish's e-mail to the list with the Sikhote crater articles but could = not find them in the archives...perhaps someone else can. One would think= that these little craters would be more common then they are. Perhaps th= ey weather off fairly fast? I suggest everyone to look over their Sikhote= s closely, I found no craters in mine....:-(. The Utas, = I should note, are two of this hobbies friendliest hunter/collectors, and= I'm waiting for you two to invite me on your next hunt....;^)</P> <P>Tha= nk you to the list members that sent me photos of your Sikhotes. Wh= ile I would have rather seen this be a group thing, it is easy to underst= and why more and more of the old guys are being quiet. </P> <P>Mark= Bostick</P> <P><A href=3D"http://www.meteoritearticles.com">www.meteorit= earticles.com</A></P></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_001_0037_01C3F2E0.A4BBC0F0-- Received on Sat 14 Feb 2004 10:55:14 AM PST |
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