[meteorite-list] Battle Mountain Field report / strewn field conditions / etc.

From: Michael Mulgrew <mikestang_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2012 13:05:50 -0700
Message-ID: <CAMseTy2kaJk8EfC-msxDVY5kfZRptXWwBjKYf02VaHAhxnPFRw_at_mail.gmail.com>

According to Sonny's story, that guy is a scammer and so the meteorite
in the photo is most likely NOT a Battle Mountain stone. It
absolutely does not look like a fresh fall. Bob & Moni's find,
however, does look fresh, just a little dirty.

-Michael in so. Cal.

On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 12:51 PM, Adam Hupe <raremeteorites at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> I have not seen any of this material first-hand but I was thinking the
> same thing when I saw Bob Verish's images. Perhaps it rained in Northern
> Nevada or many times fresh falls take on a brownish hue. If the miner's
> stone was found within a few hours of the fall, then I would think the
> stones have a natural brownish hue or it could be the white balance is off
> on the digital camera.
>
>
> Happy hunting,
>
> Adam
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mike Tettenborn <tett at rogers.com>
> To: wahlperry at aol.com
> Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Sent: Wednesday, September 5, 2012 12:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Battle Mountain Field report / strewn field
> conditions / etc.
>
> I had the exact same impression. This one looks like a somewhat weathered
> NWA.
>
> Could be the lighting.
>
> But, Adam Hupe reported multiple finds so far so this could be legit.
>
> tett
>
>
> Mike Tettenborn
> Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada
> tett at rogers.com
>
>
>
> On 2012-09-05, at 2:49 PM, wahlperry at aol.com wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I have posted a few pictures of the strewnfield and a large chondrite on
> > my website.A couple of the roads in the area will be posted with No
> > trespassing signs later this week. The reason is for mine safety
> > regulations.The project supervisor was very nice and explained the biggest
> > concern is safety.If anything was to happen on the mining clam, the site
> > would be shut down.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Sonny
> >
> >
> > http://www.nevadameteorites.com/nevadameteorites/Battle_Mt.html
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