[meteorite-list] Congratulations to Jason Utas

From: moni Waiblinger-Seabridge <moni2555_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri Dec 16 20:38:46 2005
Message-ID: <BAY114-F23D79E330C2C28B7B394DCD3D0_at_phx.gbl>

Way, way, way to go Jason!!!!

But what is an Acapulcoite?

Guess more to read up on!

Terrific find!! :-)

Moni




>From: wahlperry_at_aol.com
>To: bolidechaser_at_yahoo.com
>CC: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com
>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Congratulations to Jason Utas
>Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:27:41 -0500
>
> Way to go Jason!! Keep up the good work!
>
>Sonny
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Robert Verish <bolidechaser_at_yahoo.com>
>To: Meteoritecentral List <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
>Sent: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 14:54:34 -0800 (PST)
>Subject: [meteorite-list] Congratulations to Jason Utas
>
>Would like to publicly congratulate one of our younger
>List members, Jason Utas, for his new California
>meteorite, this state's first Acapulcoite, Superior
>Valley 014.
>
>There is a preliminary write-up for his find here:
>
>http://tinyurl.com/74glt
>
>And it just so happens that, back in 2002, I took an
>image of this find:
>
>http://www.geocities.com/bolidechaser/drylakes/suv012-8.jpg
>
>This image was taken in the field from the hatch-back
>end of the Utas SUV shortly after Jason and his
>father, Peter Utas, made these finds at Superior
>Valley (in 2002). Even at that time, Jason was
>pointing out that this small (1.77g) stony was
>"different looking". I agreed with him on that, and
>suggested that he and his father take it to UCLA and
>let Alan Rubin examine it.
>
>In anticipation of them doing this, I offered to help
>them get provisional numbers from the NomCom for all
>of these finds. And as an aid in getting this done, I
>suggested that before I take the image, they should
>line up all of their finds in the order that they were
>found. A minor point, but what resulted is this image
>with all their finds side-by-side, and in both
>numerical and chronological order. It sort of
>explains why we request provisional numbers, even for
>these "small" meteorites. It just seems prudent. And
>when one of them ends up being an Acapulcoite, it
>gives ample justification.
>
>It was serendipity that we crossed paths in the Mojave
>Desert on that weekend in September 2002. And the
>Utas were very obliging to let me image their recent
>finds. So I am very appreciative to them for having
>given me the opportunity to record, what is now 3
>years later, a not-so-minor event in California
>meteorite-recovery.
>
>Jason, along with his dad, have gone on to find many
>more California meteorites. And Peter deserves some
>credit for getting his son involved in
>meteorite-recovery at such an early age. Jason and
>Peter should be proud of their accomplishments.
>
>Bob V.
>
>
>
>
>
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