[meteorite-list] Two Unexplored Craters

From: Yinan Wang <veomega_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:19:17 -0500
Message-ID: <a4744b831003301119jf5ad334p5b2b8ff6ee16087b_at_mail.gmail.com>

New Mexico...

Any chance they might be one of the number of large volcanic craters down there?

Such as the Kilbourne hole:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ef/Kilbourn_hole_aerial_1.jpg

Literally dozens (possibly over a hundred actually) of craters down
there filled with gem peridot bombs (black peridot basalt with black
magma crusts, aerodynamic too!) from maar volcanos. Fun stuff, makes
for good collecting.

-YvW

On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 12:26 PM, michael cottingham
<mikewren at gilanet.com> wrote:
> The nut cases are most certainly coming out of the cracks ?..... ?"million dollar rocks will do that" !
>
> Best Wishes
>
> Michael Cottingham
>
>
> On Mar 30, 2010, at 11:23 AM, John Gwilliam wrote:
>
>> Morning All,
>> A couple of weeks ago, A fellow from Grand Junction, Colorado called me. He's looking for someone to search for meteorites in two craters in New Mexico that have never been hunted before. ?The catch is that whoever he chooses for the privilege, must take his 86 year old mother along on the adventure. ?Not to worry, he claims she gets around better that most 50 year olds. ?It seems the mother grew up on a ranch near the two craters and knew(knows) the people who have owned the land forever. Even though she hasn't had any contact with the owners in a long, long time, she and her son are pretty sure they will remember his grandfather who lived there many decades ago. ?The craters are large. ?One even has a house built in the bottom of it.
>>
>> When I asked him if he and his mom would be interested in having a team of professional meteorite hunter take on the task, he was very clear they would assuredly be off the property with a gun if they weren't accompanied by his mother. He's sure the land owners will remember his mom once they get a chance to talk about family history back about half a century. ?Well, he's pretty sure.
>>
>> So, if any of you intrepid hunters want to roll the dice and get a chance at discovering some yet-to-be-discovered meteorites, let me know. ?I'll give you the fellow's name and phone number.
>>
>> Before I hung up the phone, I asked the man a simple question. "What prompted your mother to get interested in meteorites after all these years?" ?"Did she happen to see a TV program about Meteorite Men or something similar?"
>>
>> "Yeh" he said, "I do believe she watched a program about meteorites." ?Isn't it amazing how creative the human brain can be?
>>
>> Have a good week,
>>
>> John Gwilliam
>>
>>
>> ""Anger doesn't solve anything.
>> It builds nothing,
>> but it can destroy everything"
>> ? ? ? ? ? Lawrence D. Wilder.
>>
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