[meteorite-list] Stones From The Stars: The Unsolved Mysteries ofMeteorites

From: Frank Prochaska <fprochaska_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Nov 16 11:13:38 2005
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        I have "Stones from the Stars" and rather liked it. Clearly the
author's conclusions are, well, lets say somewhat suspect. However, there
is a good deal of historical information in the book that I thought was very
interesting. I don't think this is much different, personally, than reading
other books that are somewhat older that have older classification schemes
that aren't used anymore, some of the older theories of the origin of
tektites, etc. Don't let what some of what any author writes turn you off
from everything else he or she might have to say.
        As Mark pointed out, "Thunderstones and Shooting Stars" and "The
Search for Our Beginnings" are also good books, and you won't find such
outlandish conclusions in those as you will in "Stones from the Stars." The
photo of the discovery of ALHA 76009 in the Search for Our Beginnings is one
of my favorite photos. I am lucky enough to own a 44g piece of that
meteorite, and from time to time I like to sit holding the meteorite and
lose myself in that picture for a while, as I haven't found a meteorite on
my own yet . . . .




Frank Prochaska






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Anyone else read this book? I found a copy on Amazon for 50 cents, and I'm
not sure if I got my
money's worth. I'm only about half-way through, but the author is
consistantly married to the idea
that there are these mysterious reasons that stone meteorites "choose" to
land in specific areas of
the world, while iron meteorites "choose" to land in other areas, among
other weird ideas.
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