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From: Michael Gilmer <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 18:38:09 -0400 Message-ID: <BANLkTincqz9ws89Gj4XcuPUmbYuvrkhRkQ_at_mail.gmail.com> Hi Folks! Wow, I am learning new things with these answers. Serpent Mound, Bonita Springs, and Havana were found in Indian mounds. Worden, Park Forest, and Barwell also struck automobiles. I knew about Bonita Springs, but figured it wasn't as well-known as Brenham. The rest of the answers were pleasant surprises. :) Best regards, MikeG --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Galactic Stone & Ironworks - Meteorites & Amber (Michael Gilmer) Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Galactic-Stone-Ironworks/218849894809686 News Feed - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone EOM - http://www.encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com/collection.aspx?id=1564 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On 5/24/11, Graham Ensor <graham.ensor at gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Mike, > > Park Forest and Barwell both hit cars....there must be more? > > Graham > > On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 11:22 PM, Michael Gilmer > <meteoritemike at gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi List, >> >> I want to thank everyone who responded to the questions. :) >> >> Only one person answered both questions correctly. >> >> Here are the correct answers : >> >>> Question #1 - Out of all the areas of the world known for finding >>> meteorites, which area has yielded the most classified meteorites? >> >> Answer - The Yamato icefield of Antarctica. A staggering 13715 >> meteorites have been found and classified on this icefield. This is >> far more than any other region on the planet. In fact, according to >> the Meteoritical Society's "List of Dense Collection Areas", 8 of the >> top 10 dense collection areas are in Antarctica. >> >> Yamato - (13715) >> NWA - (6161) - this number is undoubtedly larger and may not include >> provisional meteorites. >> Queen Alexandra Range - (3480) >> Asuka - (2527) >> Grove Mountains - (2436) >> Elephant Moraine - (2204) >> Lewis Cliff - (1960) >> Allan Hills - (1826) >> LaPaz Icefield - (1504) >> Dhofar - (1497) >> Miller Range - (1181) >> >> >>> Question #2 - One meteorite, above all others, is known for being >>> associated with Indian burial mounds. What is the name of this >>> meteorite, and what is the name of the tribe associated with the >>> mounds? >> >> Answer - the answer I had in mind was Brenham and the Hopewell mounds. >> However, Anne Black correctly pointed out that Winona was found in an >> Anasazi mound. This latter answer would have been acceptable also. >> >> >>> BONUS QUESTION (good for one extra free micromount) - Name 3 >>> meteorites that have struck motor vehicles. >> >> Answer - St. Louis, Peekskill, Benld, Neagari - those are 4 that come >> to mind, there may be more. >> >> Thanks for participating! >> >> MikeG >> Received on Tue 24 May 2011 06:38:09 PM PDT |
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