[meteorite-list] 2012 - Year of Meteorite Falls

From: Mendy Ouzillou <ouzillou_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2013 22:33:59 -0800
Message-ID: <037001cde97c$50d84660$f288d320$_at_com>

I thought the first stone originally found, the yes-no-yes stone (thank you
Bob Verish for the last "yes"), was donated to Peter Jennisken's so that it
could be typed and studied.

Was that not the case?

Mendy

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[mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Michael
Farmer
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2013 8:42 PM
To: Larry Atkins
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Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] 2012 - Year of Meteorite Falls

Type specimen has not been given by any of the finders.
Sadly another meteorite in limbo.

Michael Farmer

Sent from my iPad

On Jan 2, 2013, at 9:35 PM, Larry Atkins <thetoprok at aol.com> wrote:

> Hi Mike, List,
>
> You said,
>
> "Five days later on October 17, 2012, a stony meteorite fragmented
> above the NOVATO area of urban California - sending meteorite hunters
> and local residents out into the streets to look for stones. One piece
> reportedly hit a residential home."
>
> This one isn't approved yet either, I don't believe. I've heard rumor
> that nobody has pony'd up the type specimen yet, hmm, hmm.
>
> Anyone have the low down?
>
>
> Sincerely,
> Larry Atkins
>
> IMCA # 1941
> Ebay alienrockfarm
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike at gmail.com>
> To: Meteorite List <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Wed, Jan 2, 2013 6:41 pm
> Subject: [meteorite-list] 2012 - Year of Meteorite Falls
>
>
> 2012 the Year of Meteorite Falls!
>
> The year 2012 saw a new record set for most meteorite falls in a
> single year in the 21st century. I started keeping detailed records of
> every new meteorite fall that is recovered or reported by reliable
> sources. Some of these have not been officially approved by the
> Meteoritical Society yet, but that is not unusual.
>
> In 2012, eleven (11) new meteorite falls fit the above criteria to be
> included on my list. Prior to 2012, the most falls in a single 21st
> century year (since 2000), was ten falls in 2008.
>
> On average, since the year 2000, we have averaged about 5 recovered
> meteorite falls per year that are either officially accepted by the
> Meteoritical Society or verified by reliable sources (such as the 2008
> Zunhua meteorite fall, which has not been officially approved yet, but
> is a meteorite nonetheless).
>
> The first verified fall of 2012 was a few days before Valentine's Day
> on February 11, 2012. This was the so-called "XINING-Huangzhong",
> which has not been officially approved yet, but was analyzed and is
> likely an L6-chondrite.
>
> About three weeks later, on March 01, 2012, the OSLO meteorite struck
> a roof in Norway.
>
> But, it was the April 22, 2012 spectacular SUTTER'S MILL meteorite
> fall that took the meteorite world by storm. A rare sub-type of CM
> carbonaceous chondrite, this celestial black gold showered over a
> strewnfield that happened to be the birthing ground of the legendary
> California Gold Rush. This one is arguably one of the most
> scientifically-iimportant meteorites to fall since Tagish Lake.
>
> Just a couple weeks later, an ordinary chondrite fell over the DIPLO
> area of Pakistan. This event was overshadowed by the ongoing media
> circus surrounding the recent Sutter's Mill fall.
>
> People did pay attention on May 22nd, when a strange green achondrite
> showered the KATOL area of India with fresh stones - at least of which
> were reported to strike roofs and farmhouses. This weird meteorite is
> unlike any seen before and preliminary testing points to an igneous
> ungrouped achondrite.
>
> Again, roughly two weeks after the Katol fall, another meteorite fell
> near COMAYAGUA Honduras on June 3, 2012. News of this fall was pushed
> aside by the recent excitement and focus on the more
> scientifically-significant Sutter's Mill and Katol falls.
>
> Just five days later on June 8 2012, yet another meteorite fell over
> JALANGI India. Like Comayagua, Jalangi is an ordinary chondrite.
>
> On August 22, 2012, American meteorites got excited when a fireball
> showered meteorites over the remote area of BATTLE MOUNTAIN Nevada.
> Strangely, Battle Mountain is one of only two meteorites from 2012 to
> be officially approved by the Meteoritical Society (the other was
> Sutter's Mill). Battle Mountain is an L6 chondrite.
>
> The month of October was a very busy one in 2012 - the last three
> verified meteorite falls of the year took place in October.
>
> On October 12, 2012, a meteorite fell over a remote area of Morocco in
> the High Atlas mountains. This meteorite has been called BENI YACOUB
> and is likely to be an ordinary chondrite.
>
> Five days later on October 17, 2012, a stony meteorite fragmented
> above the NOVATO area of urban California - sending meteorite hunters
> and local residents out into the streets to look for stones. One piece
> reportedly hit a residential home.
>
> Lastly, on the day before Halloween (October 30, 2012), the ADDISON
> meteorite fell over the forests in south-central Alabama.
>
> We averaged almost one recovered meteorite fall per month in 2012.
> Part of that is due to new observation and tracking cooperation by
> services like Galactic Analytics, doppler radar, internet
> communication, and increased overall awareness of meteorites.
>
> PS - we had another likely fall in Sri Lanka recently, but nothing has
> been recovered yet as of this writing.
>
> Let us hope that 2013 is a busy year as well. :)
>
> Best regards and happy huntings,
>
> MikeG
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