[meteorite-list] NPA 08-10-1995 Steve Arnold (IMB) hunts meteorites in Graham County, Kansas

From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri Jan 7 10:41:39 2005
Message-ID: <BAY4-F103FBB648BD5BDCC72D4BEB3940_at_phx.gbl>

Paper: Hill City Times
City: Hill City, Kansas
Date: Thursday, August 10, 1995
Page: 22

According to Tulsa man overlooked rocks (meteorites) worth up to $10,000
each

     Hundreds of meteorites have been found on various farms all across the
Great Plains, and still there are thousands that have yet to be located or
recognized. According to State Arnold, Director of the American Meteorite
Institute, Tulsa, OK., these often overlooked rocks can be worth up to
$10,000 each!
    Arnold was in Graham County, Thursday, talking with area farmers,
informing them on how to identify potential meteorites. "With a little luck,
something new might turn up," Arnold said. "In Hale County, Texas, there
have been 15 different meteorites found and there is no reason why Graham
County should have any less."
     Farmers, as well as anyone else that may come in contact with rocks,
are encouraged to keep a look out for any stones that fit the following
descriptions: Very heavy; Smooth exterior (never porous like lava; Rounded
corners; Black, Brown or Rusty in color; Magnets will usually attract to
them; Surface may have indentations resembling "thumbprints"; Filing a
corner with an emery wheel will reveal small metal specks.
     If someone suspects that they may indeed have a meteorite, they are
encouraged to send a small walnut-sized piece for verification to the
American Meteorite Institute, 8177 S. Harvard #610, Tulsa, Oklahoma 71137.

(end)

As most of you know Steve does not live in Oklahoma anymore so I would
suggest using the above address.

Clear Skies,
Mark Bostick
Wichita, Kansas
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