[meteorite-list] Happy 10th Birthday Portales Valley
From: Robert Woolard <meteoritefinder_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:04:36 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <4722.43741.qm_at_web38906.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Amen to that! Robert Woolard --- Michael Farmer <meteoriteguy at yahoo.com> wrote: > Ten years ago today, June 13, 1998, one of the > weirdest and most beautiful chondrites known fell in > Portales, New Mexico. > I got a phone call from Jack Schrader, who said he > saw it on the 10 pm news in Tucson that a large > meteorite had fallen. Within an hour I was in my car > on the road to New Mexico. This was my second fall > chase in 3 months, as Monahans had fallen in Texas > in March of 1998. > Portales was one of my favorite meteorite hunts, I > found one stone, and bought many more for a total of > more than 15 kilos. This was my first big score, and > drove me to spend every minute on meteorites. > Happy Birthday to one of my favorite meteorites, it > is hard to believe that a decade has passed! > Michael Farmer > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > Received on Fri 13 Jun 2008 07:04:36 PM PDT |
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