[meteorite-list] "Mad Anne Ridge" meteorite???

From: Linton Rohr <lintonius_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:03:10 -0800
Message-ID: <11736A79C74747E09942AFC3B0A670B3_at_D190TH71>

I find it remarkable that this guy inquired about a non-documented Virginia
fall just two days before the very real, very documented Lorton, Virginia
fall. What are the odds?
Linton

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Pensenstadler" <dfpens01 at yahoo.com>
To: "Jason Utas" <meteoritekid at gmail.com>; "Linton Rohr"
<lintonius at earthlink.net>
Cc: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 12:29 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] "Mad Anne Ridge" meteorite???


For what it's worth:

There are two finds in Allegheny County, near Pittsburgh, PA. They are:

The Pittsburgh, Coarsest Octahedrite, 6.99% Ni, found in 1850;
The Bradford Woods, Olivine achondrite, 3% metallic iron, found in 1886.

By the way, anyone know where I can purchase any of these? I know that Yale
college had the only known piece of The Pittsburgh. Most of it was wrought
into an iron bar.

Also, if anyone knows where I can get a piece of the other 6 known
Pennsylvania meteorites, I would greatly appreciate this info. They are:

Mount Joy
Bald Eagle
The Serewsbury
New Baltimore
Chicora
Black Moshannon Park

Dave


--- On Tue, 1/19/10, Linton Rohr <lintonius at earthlink.net> wrote:

> From: Linton Rohr <lintonius at earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] "Mad Anne Ridge" meteorite???
> To: "Jason Utas" <meteoritekid at gmail.com>
> Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Date: Tuesday, January 19, 2010, 1:54 AM
> Thanks Jason.
> The material I saw listed Allegeny County in Virginia/West
> Virginia.
> Sounds like the same character though. Interesting tales.
> http://www.ferrum.edu/applit/bibs/tales/MadAnn.htm
> Regardless, the MetBull shows nothing after 1950 in either
> state.
> I'm curious to learn where this guy got his info.
> Linton
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jason Utas" <meteoritekid at gmail.com>
> To: "Meteorite-list" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 5:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] "Mad Anne Ridge"
> meteorite???
>
>
> > I checked out the ridge - the only references I found
> to a "Mad Anne's
> > Ridge" were somewhere in Allegany County, NY, but the
> only fall within
> > New York that happened within a few decades of the
> 1960's was the
> > Schenectady meteorite, which fell *nowhere* near
> Allegany County - or
> > the town of Allegany (not in said county). And
> that stone fell in
> > 1968.
> >
> > http://tin.er.usgs.gov/meteor/metbull.php?sea=york&sfor=places&ants=&falls=&valids=&stype=contains&lrec=50&map=ge&browse=&country=United+States&srt=name&categ=All&mblist=All&rect=&phot=&snew=0&pnt=Normal%20table&code=23458
> >
> > But there's a pretty amusing story as to how the ridge
> got its name here:
> >
> > http://books.google.com/books?id=4FtIAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA198&lpg=PA198&dq=%22Mad+Anne's+Ridge%22+pioneer+days+in+alleghany+county&source=bl&ots=RArBojgFNW&sig=2oLGRSNw5Uz9qLrrUt7649QhlgU&hl=en&ei=cgpVS__oNoLctgO60syFCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CA4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Mad%20Anne's%20Ridge%22%20pioneer%20days%20in%20alleghany%20county&f=false
> >
> > Good old pioneer tales...
> > So either it's a myth or it's unreported.
> > Regards,
> > Jason
> >
> > On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 4:37 PM, Galactic Stone &
> Ironworks
> > <meteoritemike at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> Hi Linton and List,
> >>
> >> Grady's Catalogue of Meteorites doesn't contain
> any entry on that name
> >> or variation of that name.
> >>
> >> Best regards and clear skies,
> >>
> >> MikeG
> >>
> >> On 1/18/10, Linton Rohr <lintonius at earthlink.net>
> wrote:
> >>> Greetings listoids,
> >>> Someone on another forum (Astromart) asked
> about this alleged meteorite,
> >>> supposed to have fallen in the early '60's.
> I've never heard of it, but that
> >>> doesn't mean much. The MetBull shows no search
> results though, and that
> >>> carries a bit more weight. Has anybody heard
> this name before, or is this
> >>> guy out to lunch?
> >>> Linton
> >>>
> >>> I'm fairly certain this has nothing to do with
> our beloved friend in
> >>> Colorado. ;^)
> >>>
> >>>
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