[meteorite-list] Sutter's Mill Find Page - Updated and Summary

From: Michael Farmer <mike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 4 May 2012 14:03:47 -0700
Message-ID: <50327E85-9E2C-41A2-B9C9-87FF85E92A64_at_meteoriteguy.com>

You can add 11.8 grams 100% complete found by Joan Johnson
Greg and I bought that stone last night.

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On May 4, 2012, at 12:47 PM, Michael Gilmer <meteoritemike at gmail.com> wrote:

> Since building a "find tally" page for this Sutter's Mill fall, I have
> been contacted by a wide range of people who are involved with the
> hunt for stones. Using this information, reports to this List, and
> media reports, I have assembled a running count of finds and an
> approximation of the TKW. This information is by no means definitive,
> but it does closely cross-check against Dr. Peter Jenniskens' official
> listing. It contains a few finds that are not listed on his official
> page that has coordinates for most of the finds. I don't know if this
> is because they have not been reported to him yet, or he has simply
> has not updated the official list yet. The list I have compiled is
> current as of this writing at approx. 3:30pm EST.
>
> Highlights -
>
> ->I would call this a ballpark figure - the TKW is : 240.32g
>
> This does not include reported finds without weights or finds that
> cannot be verified or cross-checked.
>
> ->There have been approx. 30 individual finds. There are of course
> likely to more than this.
>
> ->The current main mass is the Monroe 19.1g stone
>
> ->There is one confirmed hammer stone - The Matin stone (~12.5g)
> struck a garage.
>
> ->All of the stones are freshly-crusted and give the appearance
> expected of a carbonaceous chondrite of the CM, CI, or other similar
> type. Oriented stones with striking roll-over lips and textbook
> orientation features have been seen. Many of the stones broke during
> in-flight fragmentation or upon impact.
>
> ->The expected meteorwrongs have surfaced. Terrestrial nodules and
> asphalt slags have been reported and ruled out.
>
> ->The obligatory eBay "new Sutter's Mill Huge Meteorite" has been
> offered for a mere $700,000. Any takers? ;)
>
> I am updating this page multiple times a day, so check it frequently
> for updates.
>
> Unofficial Sutter's Mill (Coloma, Lotus) Find Tally page -
> http://www.galactic-stone.com/pages/lotus
>
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Received on Fri 04 May 2012 05:03:47 PM PDT