[meteorite-list] West, Texas --stats, etc
From: Rob Wesel <rob_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 20:53:15 -0800 Message-ID: <00ad01c99c85$21a56280$6501a8c0_at_windows9bb74fe> Finds = 9 Purchase = 1 Weight = 184 grams plus the Hopper Stone at 71 grams for a total return of 255 grams Rob Wesel http://www.nakhladogmeteorites.com ------------------ We are the music makers... and we are the dreamers of the dreams. Willy Wonka, 1971 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Woolard" <meteoritefinder at yahoo.com> To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 8:06 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] West, Texas --stats, etc > Hello List, > > I, too, had a great time at the new West, Tx fall. My son and I arrived > there on Wed afternoon, Feb 18th, 3 days after the fall, and hunted all > day Thu-Sat, the 19-21st. This was our 1st father-son hunt and it turned > out very well, as we found 5 specimens, with a total weight of 270g over > those 3 days. ( My son beat me by a factor of about 2.5 to 1 in regard to > weight found!) > > When we arrived home, my wife saw the beautiful stones and said she > wanted to go find some of them. In spite of my warning her about the tough > terrain and the biting, powerful winds, she still wanted to go. She had > been on one hunt with me 13 years ago, with no finds. So, after having to > let my regular job interfere with our meteorite hunting for a week, she > and I headed back down there for another try over Sun-Tues, 3-1-09 thru > 3-3-09 . We got very lucky again, as we both ended up finding one before > it was time to leave. > > Our "find stats" for about 5 day's hunting were: > > Total number = 7 individuals > Total weight = 407g > > I THINK my son's 133g find is PERHAPS the 5th (or so) largest stone?? > But this is exactly the point I was hoping to make with this post. It > really would be nice if everyone would post their totals as well. That > way, we wouldn't be guessing/estimating the total number of stones and the > TKW. I think everyone would be very interested to see what the true > numbers are. > > Best wishes, > Robert Woolard > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Received on Tue 03 Mar 2009 11:53:15 PM PST |
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