[meteorite-list] FW: Re: Kalahari Lunar

From: Michael Farmer <meteoriteguy_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:18:39 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <841065.43129.qm_at_web33101.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

I have heard that this area would be nearly impossible
to find meteorites. It is clear that they are not from
that area.
Michael Farmer
--- debfred at att.net wrote:

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> Randy and List, Last July Chauncey Walden and I
> drove all the way around the
> reported find location of these Kalahari Lunars.
> This part of the Central Kalahari Nature
> Reserve (national not private) is not a sandy
> desert like those far to the north or the Namib to
> the west. In this location is the ground is almost
> totally covered in knee high grass and scattered
> trees. We did not see any igneous rocks in this area
> in fact there are not many rocks of any type in this
> area. If I remember correctly it is part of the
> worlds largest body of sand. So any rock would look
> odd and stand out. I know it was totally different
> from what I had envisioned and hoped for. Tough area
> to hunt meteorites. Much better for photographing
> lions and cheetah.
> Regards, Fred Olsen, Denver
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