[meteorite-list] Middle school students lobbying Kansas lawmakers to declare official state rock

From: Gary Fujihara <fujmon_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2015 11:27:36 -1000
Message-ID: <26A865F9-B355-4CC8-BABB-00741A08DA87_at_mac.com>

Aloha metlist denizens,

There are only two Hawaii meteorites. 1825 Honolulu and 1949 Palolo Valley. Meteorite hunting in Hawaii, particularly the Big Island can be an exercise in frustration because you are looking for little black rocks on an island made up of ? big black rocks. lol

I think we?re overdue for a fall. ;^)

gary

> On Jan 28, 2015, at 11:20 AM, Linton Rohr via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
>
> Hmm... only 27 items here in Utah. And one of those is an impact crater.
> I suspect there are a lot more finds out there, waiting to be found.
> Especially here in the south... and in the west desert.
> Wish I could still hike.
> Linton
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Shawn Alan via Meteorite-list
> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 1:27 PM
> To: Carl Agee
> Cc: Meteorite Central ; Michael Farmer ; Mendy Ouzillou
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Middle school students lobbying Kansas lawmakers to declare official state rock
>
> Hello Listers
>
> Have you heard of the saying "Don't mess with Texas"
>
> 305 records found for valid meteorites from United States with places
> that are exactly "Texas"
>
> And these meteorite finds/Falls come from different localities
>
> Shawn Alan
> IMCA 1633
> ebay store http://www.ebay.com/sch/imca1633ny/m.html
> Website http://meteoritefalls.com
>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Middle school students lobbying Kansas
>> lawmakers to declare official state rock
>> From: Carl Agee <agee at unm.edu>
>> Date: Wed, January 28, 2015 2:55 pm
>> To: Shawn Alan <shawnalan at meteoritefalls.com>
>> Cc: Michael Farmer <mike at meteoriteguy.com>, Mendy Ouzillou
>> <mendy.ouzillou at gmail.com>, Meteorite Central
>> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>>
>>
>> I count 225 New Mexico meteorites in the MetBull. That is 0.00185
>> meteorites per square mile.
>>
>> If Kansas has 143 meteorites, then that is 0.00174 meteorites per square mile.
>>
>> I think that puts the Land of Enchantment as the #1 meteorite state :) :)
>>
>>
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>>
>> On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 12:20 PM, Shawn Alan via Meteorite-list
>> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
>> > Hello Listers
>> >
>> > I agree Brenham is be the best suited state meteorite Michael.
>> > If NY was doing this, it would have to be Peekskill to be the state
>> > rock.
>> >
>> > Mendy I think the teacher was going off the info from Meteoritical
>> > Bulletin Database
>> >
>> > Here are the results I gathered from there.
>> >
>> > 116 records found for valid meteorites from United States with places
>> > that are exactly "Nevada"
>> >
>> > 130 records found for valid meteorites from United States with places
>> > that are exactly "Arizona"
>> >
>> > 143 records found for valid meteorites from United States with places
>> > that are exactly "Kansas"
>> >
>> >
>> > Shawn Alan
>> > IMCA 1633
>> > ebay store http://www.ebay.com/sch/imca1633ny/m.html
>> > Website http://meteoritefalls.com
>> >
>> >> -------- Original Message --------
>> >> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Middle school students lobbying Kansas
>> >> lawmakers to declare official state rock
>> >> From: Michael Farmer <mike at meteoriteguy.com>
>> >> Date: Wed, January 28, 2015 11:37 am
>> >> To: Mendy Ouzillou <mendy.ouzillou at gmail.com>
>> >> Cc: Shawn Alan <shawnalan at meteoritefalls.com>, Meteorite Central
>> >> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Why would Cabin Creek be a better choice? It is from Arkansas.
>> >> Brenham, definitely
>> >>
>> >> Michael Farmer
>> >>
>> >> > On Jan 28, 2015, at 9:02 AM, Mendy Ouzillou via Meteorite-list >> > <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > I'm just probably a "meanie", but I think this effort is misguided
>> >> > though certainly better than making the state rock "limestone". The
>> >> > children calculated that somehow, Kansas has more meteorites per
>> >> > square mile (not sure if finds, falls, or hits) than anywhere else in
>> >> > the US (if finds then sorry Arizona and Nevada). I am happy to see
>> >> > that calculations were done though disappointed that their teacher >> > did
>> >> > not better guide their efforts. Finally, the picture in the article >> > is
>> >> > clearly of a beautiful Sikhote Alin. I wonder how well that will go
>> >> > over with the state legislators. Maybe Cabin Creek would have been a
>> >> > better choice. :-)
>> >> >
>> >> > Mendy
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 1:38 AM, Shawn Alan via Meteorite-list
>> >> > <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
>> >> >> Hello Listers
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I hope it passes be cool for Kansas have a meteorite for a state >> >> rock :)
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Shawn Alan
>> >> >> IMCA 1633
>> >> >> ebay store http://www.ebay.com/sch/imca1633ny/m.html
>> >> >> Website http://meteoritefalls.com
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> SHAWNEE, Kan. ? A group of local middle school students are lobbying
>> >> >> to change state history. The students with Monticello Trails Middle
>> >> >> School, which is part of the De Soto School District, are headed to
>> >> >> Topeka to argue for an official state rock.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Chris Sprenger, an 8th grade student at the school, is determined to
>> >> >> make the meteorite the official Kansas state rock.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> ?The meteorite really has a connection with Kansas that it really
>> >> >> doesn?t have with any of the other states in the U.S.,? Sprenger
>> >> >> said.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Sprenger and more than 100 other students in the district pitched >> >> the
>> >> >> bill to Representative Brett Hildabrand.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Lobbying for a state rock has challenged the students across the >> >> board.
>> >> >> In social studies they?ve learned how bills are passed, in science
>> >> >> they?ve learned about geology and rocks and in communication arts
>> >> >> they?ve spent hours working on their proposal essays.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> source:http://fox4kc.com/2015/01/27/middle-school-students-lobbying-kansas-lawmakers-to-declare-official-state-rock/
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