[meteorite-list] Fw: New Strewnfield and Yet Another Cold Find by ToddParker!

From: T Parker <neshuee_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:45:12 -0700
Message-ID: <79CF0DCC496C41B88D3B73A7DF1C8477_at_helmet>

----- Original Message -----
From: "T Parker" <neshuee at citlink.net>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>; "Larry Atkins"
<thetoprok at aol.com>
Cc: "Todd & Julie" <neshuee at citlink.net>
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 10:42 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] New Strewnfield and Yet Another Cold Find by
ToddParker!


> Good Evening List, I think Larry has gotten a little too excited and got
> some facts a little sideways so i figured i fix them up right. (
> Provenance Is Very Important ) First the dates : I made my 7th Cold Find
> on January 23rd. and after being invited to the location to help hunt,
> Larry found his piece 2 days later on Jan 25th. Im not sure were Larry
> got the impression "we assumed it was probably a lone stone" from. If I
> was to ever assume a stone i found was a lone stone after one day of
> hunting, I would never have much of a chance of finding a Strewnfield...
> Larry stated " Two days later I was on new ground more than 3 miles from
> Todd's find " . I doubt there have been too many Strewnfields that are
> shorter than 3 miles in length, so i myself would not call that "new
> ground" being so close to my find, but o.k... Larry stated " After looking
> at it with a loupe I realized his looked identical ". Actually it was I
> that made the comment that they looked indentical after inspecting the cut
> stones and suggested that I was sure that there was a Strewnfield out
> there with more Meteorites due to the shapes of the two stones... Larry
> stated " Todd was busy and not able to hunt much " Yes, with a Family and
> work i was not out every single day hunting, but with over 70 hours of
> hunting in the last month, id say there is some serious time in the
> field... Larry stated " Confirmation of a strewnfield came on Feb 21 when
> i recovered a 181.4 gram oriented stone " Well, as i stated earlier, i
> pretty much confirmed i had discovered a Strewnfield already after i
> assumed mine and Larry's finds were indentical after the cut and a decent
> visual. Just thought I would clear up the facts. And Congratulations to
> Larry on his Wonderful finds out there. I have appreciated his help out
> there and he has been hard at it..........Todd Parker
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Larry Atkins" <thetoprok at aol.com>
> To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2012 1:16 PM
> Subject: [meteorite-list] New Strewnfield and Yet Another Cold Find by
> ToddParker!
>
>
>> Hello List,
>>
>> This is all so fun and exciting I had to share!
>>
>> On Feb. 23 my friend Todd Parker eyeballed a new meteorite in the
>> field, making his seventh career cold find. It weighed 3.3 grams and is
>> nicely crusted. We searched the area for more but none were found so we
>> assumed it was probably a lone stone. Two days later I was on new
>> ground more than 3 miles from Todd's find when I found a 120 gram
>> stone! There was a fragment about 6 feet down the hill which I cut in
>> half to reveal an apparent IMB. A day or two later Todd and I were
>> talking about our new cold finds, that's when I asked to see the
>> interior of his new stone. After looking at it with a loupe I realized
>> his looked identical to the light, less shocked matrix in mine. I had a
>> few colleagues look at the two pieces and opinions were unanimous, they
>> are likely paired.
>>
>> I hunted the area between Todd's find and mine for the next 20 + days,
>> give or take a day, with no luck. The area is very steep and washy, not
>> the ideal hunting conditions, and it was slow to give up another
>> treasure. Todd was busy and not able to hunt much but on Feb 20 he cam
>> out and made yet another cold find ! This golf ball size stone appears
>> to be an L chondrite with the most perfectly round chondrules. I don't
>> have pictures or specifics at the moment but will post them later. You
>> the Man Todd!
>>
>> Confirmation of a strewnfield came on Feb. 21 when I recovered a 181.4
>> gram oriented stone 1/4 mile from my 120g find. Pictures of these
>> stones and Todd's 3.3g can be seen here;
>>
>> http://s934.photobucket.com/albums/ad190/alienrockfarm/New%20Arizona%20Strewnfield%20IMB%20Meteorite/
>>
>> I'm interested in selling the full slice and the end cut but do not
>> have weights yet, I left my scale in Michigan, and have to borrow one.
>> I'll post the weights to the picture descriptions later tonight or
>> tomorrow. If anyone is interested in making an offer just email me off
>> list. This is an offer to list members only, I'll put some small part
>> slices on ebay later.
>>
>> Characterization and classification is to be completed after the field
>> work is
>> done. Due to the difficult nature of the area and an apparent lack of
>> stones, field work shouldn't
>> take too long. I doubt there is much material available and what is
>> there is not easy to find due to the steepness of the terrain.
>>
>> Interesting feature: If someone can comment on the black bar seen in
>> the full slice it would be appreciated. I don't believe I've ever
>> seen this feature before. Though I'm sure it's the result of shock, it
>> doesn't appear typical.
>> Also, the 120 gram stone has a right angle fracture that seems a bit
>> atypical, R. Ward was looking at it the other night and said it was
>> slicken sides, cool.
>>
>> I hope you all enjoy the pictures, have a great day!
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Larry Atkins
>>
>> IMCA # 1941
>> Ebay alienrockfarm
>>
>>
>>
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