[meteorite-list] Arizona strewnfields?

From: John Hendry <pict_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2010 11:30:13 -0600
Message-ID: <C9153175.98E7%pict_at_pict.co.uk>

Pat,

I was also in AZ last winter but working on rotation in the Ukraine which
took me away when the Tucson gem show was on last year. My wife and I did
take a trip to the show in Quartsite where we met one of the Moroccan
dealers, who had a nice selection of rocks to look at. I am pretty sure I
should be able to make the Tucson show next year.

I also appreciate the heads up on desert safety. I emigrated from the
relatively benign land of Scotland ten years ago and took up residence in
British Columbia. I was of course completely used to being top of the food
chain, and finding fresh bear prints the size of dinner plates on a gold
panning exhibition had me retreating back to the car in short order. From
what I've seen of the south west deserts they also remain rather wild and
untamed places populated with things that can hurt you if you are not
careful. I got an amateur radio licence a few years ago so I can carry a
VHF handheld to bolster the emergency communication options, but arming
oneself with the knowledge to mitigate danger in the wilds in the first
place is good advice. Its a jungle out there.

I have seen all Ruben's excellent videos. He makes it look ridiculously
easy, and his enthusiasm is one of the main reasons I got interested and
wanted to have a shot at searching myself.

Best,
John

 





On 26/11/2010 01:49, "Pat Brown" <scientificlifestyle at hotmail.com> wrote:

>
>Hi John,
>
>Hopefully you will get an email from Ruben Garcia (mrmeteorite at gmail.com)
>who lives in Phoenix. If not, I would encourage you to contact him. He is
>one of the most accomplished meteorite hunters on the list and I am sure
>he would get you started with a list of likely spots near Phoenix and
>some great tips on hunting the bigger strewnfields further North in
>Arizona.
>
>The other thing that you will want to do is attend the Tucson show. The
>last bit of January and the first part of February is the Tucson Gem
>Show. A small part of the show is the fossil and mineral show, and a part
>of that fossil and mineral show is the meteorite show. Even though it is
>a small part of the overall Tucson show, it is still the biggest
>meteorite show in the world. Almost all of the world's dealers will be
>there and almost all of the meteorite hunters will be there. If the
>weather is favorable there are people who get together for meteorite
>hunts before, during and after the show.
>
>Please seek out the information to travel safely in the desert. The
>places to hunt are often in the middle of no where and do not always have
>cell phone coverage. The 'dry' lakebeds and washes are often not dry.
>When the lakebeds do get wet, even a 4WD Jeep may not be able to drive
>out.
>
>Finding my first meteorite in the field was a milestone in my life. I
>highly recommend the hunt for your first meteorite.
>
>I hope to see you at the Tucson show as well.
>
>Best Regards,
> Pat Brown
>
>----------------------------------------
>> 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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