[meteorite-list] WHO IS THE BEST AND MOST SUCCESSFUL METEORITEHUNTER OUT THERE?

From: michael cottingham <mikewren_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:41:15 -0700
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What does a Moroccan stud have to do with meteorites?

Michael
On Jul 16, 2009, at 1:32 PM, Michael Farmer wrote:

> I do not consider moroccan meteorites huntin or finds unless you
> think piles of meteorites on a house floor is hunting.
> I have more than 800 middle eastern meteorites that found in the
> desert myself perhaps 500 kilos all in crates untouched.
> Moroccan stud is bought and not found and should be taken out of the
> hunting equasion.
> Michael Farmer
>
> Sent from my iPhone
> Michael
>
>
> On Jul 16, 2009, at 1:28 PM, "JoshuaTreeMuseum" <joshuatreemuseum at embarqmail.com
> > wrote:
>
>> Steve,
>>
>> Thanks for setting the record straight. I guess I was thinking
>> more along the lines of: who is the most famous or most popular of
>> the current crop of meteorite hunters? 2 names immediately pop
>> into my mind: Arnold & Farmer. I guess it's because of your Brenham
>> publicity and The Meteorite Men that I thought you were a top
>> contender. I haven't done my homework on who has found what and
>> compiled it into a statistical analysis and ranking like various
>> people did for the West fall. Has anyone thought about doing this?
>> I sure don't have the time, with 2 jobs and 2 children under the
>> age of 5. I don't think it could be done, except for number of
>> meteorites officially classified. How many hunters are sitting on
>> how many unclassified finds? And how do you define "find"? Does it
>> count if you find meteorites at yard sales or Moroccan markets? I
>> think a list of lifetime classifications would be a good starting
>> point in determining the current Champion of the World.
>>
>> Phil Whitmer
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