[meteorite-list] Stump Spring dense collection area (was Thank you List and MetSocCom)

From: Greg Hupe <gmhupe_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 02:07:25 -0400
Message-ID: <100713AE49304FD9A92D7EDC519EB1C0_at_GregorXPS2010>

Congrats, Sonny!!

82 finds in a pretty tight area, three different types... Priceless!

It was great running into you guys out there over the weekend! On to
brighter pastures...

Best Regards,
Greg

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Greg Hupe
The Hupe Collection
gmhupe at centurylink.net
www.LunarRock.com
IMCA 3163
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Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 1:19 AM
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Hi All,

Maybe I can help clear up a few of your questions. I originally
discovered the Stump Springs dense collection area back in 2002. After
confirmation from two different Institutes that indeed I had found a
dense collection area, I reserved numbers and the name Stump Springs.
Somehow it ended it up dropping the S on the end. Regardless, the name
and numbers were reserved back in 2003. This area is far from ordinary.
So far I have discovered H's, L's, LL's, some with breccia, impact melt
veins, etc.. All of this information will be released at a later date.
I invited some of my close hunting friends to hunt the field back in
the 2003 with the understanding their finds would be recognized and
they would be named as the finder once this went to the Bulletin. Their
names have been included with their provisional numbers so they get
full recognition and they will be included in the final write up. These
individuals had no trouble waiting and keeping things confidential
until all field work is done. I informed Guido back in 2010 (when we
went to hunt my area) that I had been working closely with a University
who is doing a study on the area and that I had no intention of
releasing the data before fieldwork was done.

It seems certain individuals decided not to wait for the field work and
paperwork to be completed and went off to get their own classification
and name. Since this stone was discovered within my dense collection
area and pairs with other stones from the dense collection area it was
given number 083. These numbers are assigned to the meteorites as they
are found (chronological order) to avoid any confusion. I have
photographed (in situ) and numbered every find to provide useful data
to the University I am working with. I was contacted by an individual
who felt SS 083 should be SS 001 due to it's size "the mothership of
all finds in the area" and that all of the finds that I had made over
the past 8 years would receive number 2 and so on. I stated that I
felt this was unfair since I had found 82 other stones in this dense
collection area and some were paired to number 083. Even though this
stone was found within a recognized dense collection area attempts were
made to change the name. I am pleased to see that this find was given
the proper recognition that it rightly deserves SS 083 rather than
Spanish Trails or Stump Spring 001, etc..

Since the Smithsonian did the original classification on one of the
first stones I discovered at Stump Springs I decided to donate my half
of SS 083 to them. I have donated other meteorites to the University
who has taken on the large task of classifying and collecting data on
this dense collection area. They have been very generous and patient
with me. I would like to offer a personal thanks to all of those
involved. Thank you for your professionalism.

I hope this answers all of your questions. If you would like to see
pictures follow this link below.

http://www.nevadameteorites.com/nevadameteorites/Nevada_6.8_Kg_meteorite_donated_to_the_Smithsonian_national_Museum_of_Natural_History_by_Ralph_Sonny_Clary.html

Sincerely,

Sonny

www.nevadameteorites.com






-----Original Message-----
From: Count Deiro <countdeiro at earthlink.net>
To: meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Mon, Apr 25, 2011 3:58 pm
Subject: [meteorite-list] Thank you List and MetSocCom


If this is a repost..I'n sorry.I want to thank everyone on and off List
for the many congratulations. A correction to the Bulletin. The Stump
Springs main mass is held by myself and the Smithsonian. Sonny Clary
donated the half that he acquired from me to the Institution last
year.. There are no other "Stump Springs" meteorites in the Bulletin.
And, I'm informed this LL6 is unique The number 83 is because 82
numbers were reserved by Sonny. How you do do this isn't quite clear to
meto any meteorites Sonny has found in this location, and he has found
quite a few, as did Jim Krieg and other hunters. Sonny told me those he
located in his strewn field were "H's". Greg Hupe found a different
classification chondrite less than half a mile from my find a few
months ago while accompanied by myself and Adam.. So, there are
probably at least three different classifications that have fallen in
this strewn field and close proximity. Stump Springs 83 is the largest
intact chondrite found so far in Nevada. If you would like to see a
photo of how I prepped and mounted it, the link is below. It's mounted
upright as I first saw it. I used hot distilled water and a stainless
brush followed by a soak in 98% alcohol and a bake in the oven. The way
it's depicted hides the fact it was cut in half. It still shows some
fusion crust even though it's terrestrial age is probably tens of
thousands of
years.http://s797.photobucket.com/albums/yy258/Aitmuseum/?action=view?t=P
8230085.jpgBest personal regards to all and I am very happy that my
first find got recognized. Thanks to Ted Bunch and all at the Met Soc
Committee too.Count DeiroIMCA 3536
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