[meteorite-list] Sutter's Mill - Find Updates, Trivia, Observations (May 25, 2012)

From: Matson, Robert D. <ROBERT.D.MATSON_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 25 May 2012 18:15:39 -0700
Message-ID: <7C640E28081AEE4B952F008D1E913F1705607B56_at_0461-its-exmb04.us.saic.com>

Hi Mike,

> New finds are few and far between.

This is mostly because there are so few people searching right now,
and to a lesser extent that the easiest spots have been covered
fairly well. Despite it being hunted to death, there are still
plenty of meteorites in Marshall Gold Discovery State Park, and
thousands more west of there.

> I will continue to update the unofficial find tally page for the
> forseeable future, or until the new finds completely dry up.

As long as people continue to search, the finds will never dry up.
Right now the find rate is almost entirely a function of the
number of person-hours spent searching per day.

> Most finds by a single hunter - 3 (Robert Ward)

Mike Miller deserves mention as he also has three finds.

Cheers and have a great Memorial Day Weekend!

Rob
Received on Fri 25 May 2012 09:15:39 PM PDT