[meteorite-list] Coloma / Lotus / Sutter Mill Articles

From: Rob Matson <mojave_meteorites_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 16:23:04 -0700
Message-ID: <GOEDJOCBMMEHLEFDHGMMKEJDEOAA.mojave_meteorites_at_cox.net>

Hi Jim,

In the article of your first link, you'll find the
following confusing sentence:

"It was then he learned that not only did he find the largest
piece to date, but that his find has been identified as the
main mass of the meteor."

I guess the writer wasn't clear on what was meant by "main
mass". For a fresh fall, the so-called "main mass" may
be changing on a daily basis. In the case of Sutter's Mill,
where over 99% of its meteorites will never be found, the
actual main mass of the fall is unlikely to be among the 1%.

Very amusing that someone found gold while looking for
meteorites! (I do wonder about the use of a metal detector
to find a CM meteorite -- has a single Sutter's Mill
meteorite been found using one?)

--Rob

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com]On Behalf Of Jim
Wooddell
Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2012 7:36 AM
To: desertsunburn
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Subject: [meteorite-list] Coloma / Lotus / Sutter Mill Articles

Here are a couple of articles you might enjoy

http://www.mtdemocrat.com/news/striking-it-rich-by-accident/

http://www.mtdemocrat.com/news/coloma-grange-to-hold-discussion-on-meteorite/

Jim
Received on Sat 12 May 2012 07:23:04 PM PDT