[meteorite-list] Hunting Tatahouine

From: Darryl Pitt <darryl_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 12:57:01 -0400
Message-ID: <6144C286-2146-41CC-8136-A54333E73DBA_at_dof3.com>

Hi Mike,

Bernd is correct (as usual). Alain and his son, Louis, have indeed
been to Tatahouine on multiple occasions---and returned with the
spoils of exceedingly successful efforts.

Best / Darryl




On Mar 22, 2009, at 11:23 AM, bernd.pauli at paulinet.de wrote:

> 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
>>
>>
>> .........................................................
>> 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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