[meteorite-list] Wanted : Micros of the following meteorites

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:33:22 -0500
Message-ID: <e51421550904141633g2ee6be4fx386b4ffc0c135cf4_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi Martin!

I stand corrected a second time! LOL

You know, I have seen the photos and read about "Benld", but I didn't
put 2 and 2 together when I was making my wanted list this morning and
put "Benid" on it.

So I may as well remove that super-rare hammer from my wanted list. :(

I think this experience has taught me that I desperately need a copy
of Grady's Catalogue of Meteorites. I'll start working on the wife
tonight and I should secure approval to buy a copy in the next week or
so. I've been drooling over it for some time, but until recently I
didn't have the funds for it.

Does the Catalogue have write-ups (with history details) on falls like
this, or is it all just dry data and numbers?

Regards and clear skies,

MikeG


On 4/14/09, Dark Matter <freequarks at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Mike,
>
> Sorry to mention this, but again, there is an error in your post. The
> Benld meteorite is far from obscure. In fact, it is one of the more
> famous of the so-called Hammer stones.
>
> From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benld,_Illinois
> On September 29, 1938 a meteorite landed in Benld, marking only the
> third meteorite landing in Illinois since records were kept. The
> meteorite was also one of the few known meteorites to strike a
> man-made object, punching a hole in the roof of Edward McCain's garage
> and embedding itself in the seat of his 1937 Pontiac Coupe. A
> neighbor, Mrs. Carl Crum, was standing about fifty feet from the
> impact and may be the individual who came closest to being struck by a
> meteorite in history up to that time.[5] The meteorite and portions of
> the car are now on display at the Field Museum of Natural History in
> Chicago.[6]
>
> Here's a wiki pic of the car's guts:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Benldmeteorite.jpg
>
> And here's the classic pic of the car:
> http://www.encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com/test/benld.jpg
>
> Best,
>
> Martin
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 4:16 PM, Galactic Stone & Ironworks
> <meteoritemike at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Sterling!
>>
>> I stand corrected. LOL
>>
>> It's such an obscure fall that I am surprised anyone noticed. :)
>>
>> BTW, where do you get your collection info? (just curious)
>>
>> Your chances of finding a micro of Benld are close
>>> to zero, I'm afraid. 88 grams at Tempe; 4 grams at the
>>> National Museum; 18.6 grams in the Dupont collection;
>>> and 200 milligrams in the Gifhorn. Main mass at the Field.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> MikeG
>>
>>
>>
>

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Received on Tue 14 Apr 2009 07:33:22 PM PDT