[meteorite-list] Exciting News from Norway

From: Greg Hupe <gmhupe_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue Aug 1 11:44:22 2006
Message-ID: <049501c6b581$578fd350$a4125c18_at_Gregor>

Hi Geoff,

Norway... trudging through the muck, mud and a forest carpeted with a dense
layer of "Moss". Congratulations to Mike, Morton and Robert for their
success at recovering some material. They should alter their hunting plans
after Norway and head for India!

Best regards,
Greg

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Greg Hupe
The Hupe Collection
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gmhupe_at_tampabay.rr.com
IMCA 3163
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Notkin" <geoking_at_notkin.net>
To: "Meteorite List" <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 5:35 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Exciting News from Norway


> Dear Listees:
>
> I just this minute received a satellite phone call from my neighbor Mike
> Farmer. He is still in Norway, and asked me to post the following news on
> his behalf:
>
> Mike, Morton, and Robert Ward found a nice fresh specimen for the new fall
> last night. Mike says it is a very fragile carbonaceous chondrite with
> tiny chondrules, less than 1/2 mm across. The stone broke upon impact and
> the team recovered a number of pieces.
>
> Mike met with the curators of the Norwegian Natural History museum who
> researched the question of exporting meteorites from Norway. Mike was
> pleased to report that there are no laws prohibiting their find from
> leaving the country.
>
> Mike will post details to the List as soon as he gets a reliable internet
> connection. That's all I have for now.
>
> Mike is still in the field. Big congrats to Mike, Morton, and Robert.
> There aren't many people who can say they've found a fresh carbonaceous
> chondrite fall!
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Geoff N.
>
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