[meteorite-list] Geologist rates Cranbourne South strip a hotspot for scientific treasure trove of undiscovered meteorites

From: Count Deiro <countdeiro_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2015 13:10:26 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
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Well, I had the wrong continent....better go back to what I was reading. Sorry, Shawn. I didn't mean to confuse you "Diggers" with them "Bloody Pommies".

Count Deiro
IMCA 3536


-----Original Message-----
>From: Anne Black via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>Sent: Oct 27, 2015 12:33 PM
>To: shawnalan at meteoritefalls.com, meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Geologist rates Cranbourne South strip a hotspot for scientific treasure trove of undiscovered meteorites
>
>Before you all pack your bags, keep in mind that Australia has laws banning the exportation of meteorites, unless you manage to obtain an export permit. Not easy.
>
>And no, I don't believe that they would be worth $3000 - $5000 a kilo. As usual the media has inflated the prices!
>
>Anne M. Black
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>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Shawn Alan via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>To: Meteorite Central <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>Sent: Tue, Oct 27, 2015 1:08 pm
>Subject: [meteorite-list] Geologist rates Cranbourne South strip a hotspot for scientific treasure trove of undiscovered meteorites
>
>
>Hello Listers
>
>Lets go hunting guys :))))
>
>Shawn Alan
>IMCA 1633
>ebay store
>http://www.ebay.com/sch/imca1633ny/m.html
>Website http://meteoritefalls.com
>
>
>
>Geologist rates Cranbourne South strip a hotspot for scientific
>treasure
>trove of undiscovered meteorites
>
>CRANBOURNE SOUTH landowners could be
>sitting on a goldmine of
>undiscovered meteorites, a Devon Meadows geologist
>says.
>
>
>Tom Kapitany believed it was only a matter of time before
>more
>meteorites were unearthed as areas of Botanic Ridge were developed.
>
>The
>Acacia estate, being built near the intersection of Browns and Craig
>roads, was
>one of the hottest prospects for meteorites, Mr Kapitany
>said.
>
>Any finds could
>be quite valuable ? scientifically and financially ?
>for those lucky enough to
>dig them up, with prices ranging from
>$3000-$5000 a kilogram.
>
>?The area now
>being opened is the one closest to where the largest of
>the dozen meteorites so
>far found came to Earth in a shower some time
>before European settlement,? Mr
>Kapitany said.
>
>?I would rate it as the hottest stretch along the line
>stretching
>roughly from Pakenham to
>Pearcedale.
>
>source:
>http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/south-east/geologist-rates-cranbourne-south-strip-a-hotspot-for-scientific-treasure-trove-of-undiscovered-meteorites/news-story/8b4a01009a0ca8b6194b75c49b1c9687?nk=1c4f088419f60cbb061d14b77c60b6e7-1445972452
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