[meteorite-list] Test your Meteorite Knowledge, Win a Free Assortment of Micromounts!

From: Thunder Stone <stanleygregr_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 16:16:51 -0700
Message-ID: <SNT117-W2063F290FA08A80558432BD2750_at_phx.gbl>

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I have?always?wondered if every single NWA was classified, just how many 'new' discoveries would be made. ?I realize it may not be practical (just think of the time and?expense) by still interesting to think about.
Greg S?

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> From: dmerchan at rochester.rr.com
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> Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 18:59:14 -0500
> CC: dmerchan at rochester.rr.com
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Test your Meteorite Knowledge, Win a Free Assortment of Micromounts!
>
> I totally agree Adam.
> Sincerely
> Don Merchant
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Adam Hupe"
> To: "Adam"
> Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 5:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Test your Meteorite Knowledge,Win a Free
> Assortment of Micromounts!
>
>
> > As far as Antarctic finds go, the numbers are skewed and biased. Every
> > fragment
> > is counted as a find. The finds from Antarctica are only a fraction of
> > what
> > they once were. Pretty soon, it won't be cost effective to work this area.
> > If
> > they counted the number of meteorites from Northwest Africa the same way,
> > then
> > there would easily be over one million pieces. There must be over 100,000
> > pieces
> > of NWA 869 alone! The Sahara Desert is by far the most productive
> > meteorite
> > producing region in the world, second to none! More weight and rare
> > specimens
> > have come from this area by far.
> >
> > Best Regards,
> >
> > Adam
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