[meteorite-list] New Nevada Meteorite Aug 2005

From: moni waiblinger-seabridge <moni2555_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat Aug 20 23:00:51 2005
Message-ID: <BAY103-F4190014AD82937BE75C230CDB70_at_phx.gbl>

Hi List,

guess I had top look up who is Skip Wilson.
I did not recall ever hearing his name before.
Guess I learned from a pro though because I do have many meteorites to my
name from all kinds of different places.
And Michael, it wasn't Skip Wilson. ;-)


http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/metsoc99/pdf/5027.pdf

This must have been a nice occurrence!
How lucky for Skip!
Sternengruss, Moni



>From: "Michael Farmer" <meteoritehunter_at_comcast.net>
>To: "moni waiblinger-seabridge" <moni2555_at_hotmail.com>,<wahlperry@aol.com>,
><meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] New Nevada Meteorite Aug 2005
>Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 08:44:05 -0700
>
>Skip Wilson of Portales, New Mexico has been hunting blowouts for 40 years,
>long before I was born. I believe he was the first to do so in NM and West
>Texas. We all learned from him.
>Mike Farmer
>----- Original Message ----- From: "moni waiblinger-seabridge"
><moni2555_at_hotmail.com>
>To: <wahlperry_at_aol.com>; <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
>ent: Friday, August 19, 2005 11:48 PM
>Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] New Nevada Meteorite Aug 2005
>
>
>>Hi Sonny and list!!
>>
>>This is what Bob V. always says, check the blow outs!
>>This is fantastic!
>>And what a beauty!
>>And look at all the clay covered stones around your meteorite!
>>Thank you for sharing your new find!
>>
>>Congratulations, Moni
>>
>>
>>
>>>From: wahlperry_at_aol.com
>>>To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com
>>>Subject: [meteorite-list] New Nevada Meteorite Aug 2005
>>>Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 01:55:42 -0400
>>>
>>>Hi List ,
>>>
>>>I was hunting a new area last week and was lucky enough to find a new
>>>Nevada meteorite . The day started out with rain and lighting but the
>>>temperature was great in the 90's with full cloud cover. The normal
>>>temperature for this time of year is 115 . I decided to go to the first
>>>area but the rain and lightning kept me from doing to much searching . I
>>>had saw an area 1 hour from this location that I always wanted to check
>>>out but never had time . After driving to the second location the rain
>>>had slowed to a drizzle and I still had full cloud cover. The cloud cover
>>>makes it easier to spot meteorites verses full sun .The full sun and time
>>>of day mixed with the shadows makes it harder to spot meteorites . I
>>>hunted the full day looking at what I thought were the best areas of the
>>>hill side. But after 4 or 5 hours of wandering around the desert I had
>>>enough of this punishment and decided to go back to my truck and refill
>>>my water and get a cold drink out of the ice chest. I spotted what looked
>>>like a clearing or a small blow out that was on the way so I decided to
>>>take one last look. There were only 4 or 5 black rocks on the surface .
>>>When I got close enough to the last one I knew it was a meteorite by it's
>>>rusted appearance , shape and what looked like fusion crust . But the
>>>only sure test was the magnet which stuck to the meteorite like it was a
>>>piece of metal . At that moment I did the famous Indian dance . After
>>>photographing the meteorite in situ and with the Gps ,I picked it up . It
>>>looks like the top and bottom were broken off and missing . I returned
>>>with my Whites GMT detector .The meteorite would give off a strong signal
>>>10 inches away from the coil . I searched the clearing and surrounding
>>>area with no luck . Now comes the hard part trying to determine if this
>>>is single stone or a piece of a larger fall. The meteorite weighs 240
>>>grams . The interior looks like it has more visible metal than a
>>>Franconia . The chondrules are not as round and there is some rust . My
>>>guess it is a H 5-6 .
>>>
>>>
>>>Sonny
>>>
>>>http://www.notkin.net/sonny/new-finds-aug-05.htm
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