[meteorite-list] Hunting Tatahouine

From: bernd.pauli at paulinet.de <bernd.pauli_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: 22 Mar 2009 15:23:03 UT
Message-ID: <DIIE.0000008F00003A3A_at_paulinet.de>

Hi MikeG and List,

1) According to an article and an abstract in MAPS, the Tatahouine
  strewnfield was revisited in 1994 and samples were collected:

BARRAT J.A. et al. (1999) The Tatahouine diogenite: Mineralogical and chemical
effects of sixty-three years of terrestrial residence (MAPS 34-1, 1999, 091-097).

BARRAT J.A. et al. (1999) Mineralogical, chemical and biological effects of 63 years
of terrestrial residence in the Tatahouine meteorite (MAPS 34-4, 1999, A010).

2) As far as I remember, Alain Carion also re-hunted the Tatahouine strewnfield.
  Anne Black may have more about that or maybe Alain Carion himself.


Best Sunday wishes,

Bernd





-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [meteorite-list] Tatahouine? (22-Mrz-2009 15:58)
From: michael_w_gilmer at yahoo.com
To: bernd.pauli at paulinet.de

>
> Hi List,
>
> I'm curious about something.... we hear frequently from people who
> hunt (and re-hunt) the Franconia, Gold Basin, and other western
> US strewnfields. But we never hear anything about people hunting
> the old African strewnfields like Tatahouine. Since Tata is one of
> those singularly-exceptional meteorites, there seems to be some
> incentive for those with the means and churchbells to re-hunt it.
> If nobody is hunting Tata, is it because Tunisia is not safe enough?
> Compared to Algeria which sits right next door, Tunisia is
> considered a relatively-moderate Sunni Arab state. I know it's
> probably considered risky or remote compared to Morocco, so maybe
> this is why nobody is looking.
>
> Best regards,
>
> MikeG
>
>
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> Michael Gilmer (Louisiana, USA)
> Member of the Meteoritical Society.
> Member of the Bayou Region Stargazers Network.
> Websites - http://www.galactic-stone.com and http://www.glassthrower.com
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