[meteorite-list] intriguing Question

From: Zelimir.Gabelica at uha.fr <Zelimir.Gabelica_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:37:46 +0100
Message-ID: <20080110113746.8xpe12j5pqyo40cw_at_w3mail.univ-mulhouse.fr>

Hi Peter, List,

This question also puzzled me some time until I learned that deserts
in Mongolia are rarely sand deserts but rather grass filled steppes or
a kind of bush where it is not easy to spot dark meteorites.
I learned that from a meteorite hunter who had an (unsuccessful) try
some years ago.
This is of course probably not valid all throughout that country.

I also guess not all areas were explored (roads are quasi inexistant
in most parts).

And, yes, it seems permission from Chinese is needed, possibly also an
"expertized" official guide....?

This possibly does not explain all but the grass-like steppe is
certainly a reason.

Happy New Year again to all (from Portugal, where I spend some time in
Lisbon university and where I may devote some rare free hours
in...looking for meteorites...(dealers ? collectors ? exhibits ?))

Happy hunting,

Zelimir


Quoting Peter A Shugar <pshugar at clearwire.net>:

> Hello,
> I'm the newbie, so please explain this to me. This is an intriguing question.
> I can't figure it out. I know the Sahara desert is about a galgillion
> square miles.
> Then there are the deserts in Calif., South America, the Antarctic continent
> and God only knows where else. Why don't I see any meteorites from the
> Gobi desert, or maybe the Mongolia desert.
> And then there is little dinky Roosevelt Co, NM at just 2,455 sq miles
> and it has a staggering
> 109 meteorites, which comes to one for every 22.5 sq miles. What gives?
> They are of a wide variety of classifications, so it can't be turning
> every piece in
> for classification. I can't speak for anyone else, but I find this very
> puzzling.
> Any thoughts, List?
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