[meteorite-list] Arizona strewnfields?

From: GREG LINDH <geeg48_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2010 16:19:57 -0700
Message-ID: <BLU125-W261BD59C08E41417389B2CC9200_at_phx.gbl>

  Hi John,
 
  As one who has yet to find his first meteorite, perhaps I'm not really qualified to lend my voice here, but I'll take the chance. I found a website that lists several Arizona falls. It follows:
 
  
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/science/kring/epo_web/arizona_meteorites/index.html
 
  I live in Prescott Valley, AZ....right in the center of the state and in the high desert. Eric is right, the "Meteor Crater" near Winslow is a must see. I have a season pass and go there about once a month. It's a place that I go to unstess. I love it.
  The Holbrook Fall area is just up the road from the crater, but you're right, this time of year can be a bit cold there. I think Franconia, which is near Kingman is not cold, so you might consider that.
  I have all the equipment, including a Gold Bug II and a magnet stick, etc., but I don't have a four wheel drive vehicle, so that pretty much puts a damper on serious hunting. I was going to purchase a four wheeler, but the economy put a torpedo into that dream. Maybe in the future.
  Good luck in your quest. I wish you the best of luck and hope to hear of your first find....that would be great.
 
  Greg L.
 
 


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> Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2010 16:00:20 -0600
> From: pict at pict.co.uk
> To: Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Arizona strewnfields?
>
> Hi List,
>
> I will be staying for a few months near Phoenix (Apache Junction) from
> December, and I am really interested in trying to find my first meteorite.
> I'll have a BMW R1100GS and Jeep Liberty available for transport, and a
> degree in geology and a Gold Bug 2 to aid detection, but I am sort of
> stumped as to where to go and look. As far as I can tell the strewn fields
> I know about (Franconia, Gold Basin, Holbrook) are all in high desert and
> probably under white stuff. Can anyone suggest any locations within reach
> where snow won't be an issue and a novice might have a reasonable chance
> of success? I was also wondering whether there are any meteorite
> collections in the area that I could visit? Thanks in advance for any
> advice.
>
> Kind regards,
> John
>
>
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Received on Thu 25 Nov 2010 06:19:57 PM PST