[meteorite-list] [whoops!] WI - Weight per Mile

From: Sterling K. Webb <sterling_k_webb_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 16 May 2010 15:05:16 -0500
Message-ID: <40AAC38DB7E94865A8258080D96DC8A4_at_ATARIENGINE2>

Greg, List,

Yes, if you had found 3.90 grams per mile, you'd
have come home with 975 grams or nearly a kilo!

Shame it ain't so...


Sterling K. Webb
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Hupe" <gmhupe at htn.net>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 12:23 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] [whoops!] WI - Weight per Mile


> Whoops! Did some poor calculations. I meant to write, "So basically
> 125 miles per stone or 256mg of meteorites found per mile." I wish it
> was 3.90 grams per mile! :-/
>
> Take care,
> Greg
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Greg Hupe" <gmhupe at htn.net>
> To: "michael cottingham" <voyagebotanica at hotmail.com>;
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 1:13 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] WI - Weight per Mile
>
>
>> Hey All,
>>
>> In 17 days of hunting I hiked maybe 250 miles, found two stones with
>> a
>> combined weight of 64 grams. So basically 125 miles per stone or 3.90
>> grams
>> per mile! ;-) Like Joe had mentioned about wanting to take something
>> home in
>> addition to his 332g find, in his case photos, I spent one cold and
>> rainy
>> morning digging local Galena crystals at a road cut for a couple
>> hours. One
>> of the local hunters had told us about this collection spot. I used
>> one of
>> the crystals as a scale cube in my images of the WI slices I made
>> available
>> last week. I went through several dozen to find one that measured 1cm
>> on
>> almost all sides. I thought it would be a fun touch to go with a
>> local WI
>> theme.
>>
>> I tried to get a good photo of those eagles Joe posted, no where near
>> as
>> good as Joe's beautiful photos!
>>
>> Hope everyone is having a great day!
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Greg
>>
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "michael cottingham" <voyagebotanica at hotmail.com>
>> To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 12:58 PM
>> Subject: [meteorite-list] correction.. 4 stones not 3
>>
>>
>>
>> Hello,
>> Oops! I actually found 4 stones, for an average of 56 miles per
>> stone... now
>> that is better!
>> Best Wishes
>> Michael Cottingham
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