[meteorite-list] Major Find!
From: Graham Ensor <graham.ensor_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2016 00:30:46 +0100 Message-ID: <CAJkn+kYqbexoQKbwHaEqQG+cjAKEsGDnDpMX0ft+R08yprd8VQ_at_mail.gmail.com> Congratulations...Very intriguing...achondrite or iron or stony iron I wonder :-)...looking forward to hearing more and seeing photos...and hurry up about it LOL!....would be great to hear more to discuss in Ensisheim in a couple of weeks. Graham On Wed, Jun 8, 2016 at 10:32 PM, Gmail via Meteorite-list < meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote: > Can't wait to hear more details. Congrats to the entire team. > > Best, > > Mendy Ouzillou > > On Jun 8, 2016, at 3:26 PM, Darryl Pitt via Meteorite-list < > meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote: > > > > > Love this read. Many congratulations! > > Yahoo, indeed. > > > > On Jun 8, 2016, at 1:44 PM, Count Deiro via Meteorite-list < > meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote: > > > > Hello List, > > > > Less than an hour ago, I returned to Las Vegas with a some experienced > friends after we completed an "overnight" trip to the north. One of the > smarter of us had come up with a way to drive in the afternoon to an area > of promise and be on site at daybreak and hunt until, it was reasoned, > people would be in the area and we would be subject to whatever. > > > > At a little after sunrise this morning, and less than an hour into > searching, one of us made what we all agree might be a "major' find. We > also agreed that one of us could say something censored to the List without > "letting the cat out of the bag" for fear of the usual inane responses from > the doubters and criticizers. But, more importantly, we also are aware that > there would a real risk that some authority would claim the meteorite was > found where it could be subject to seizure. > > > > We all are so excited and pumped....especially me, because my cancer has > kept me confined to home for many months... that we had to share the news > and also establish the start of a public record of the find. > > > > All we can say further is that the meteorite, which is much larger than > the 13.7 kilo LL6 chondrite I found in Pahrump, Nevada, is obviously not an > OC. It was found on flat, sandy, terrain and it appears recent rain and > wind had exposed part of it. > > > > I say this with affection for my friends, but I'll be surprised if they > can keep a secret. At least I got to get some of the excitement off my > chest. And no...I am not the lucky one who literally stumbled over this > rock...but, I was 20' away. > > > > Yahoo! > > > > Count Deiro > > > > > > <Guido on the vearanda with cigar 2016 > 003.JPG>______________________________________________ > > > > Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and > the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > > https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > ______________________________________________ > > Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the > Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ > > Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the > Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/private/meteorite-list/attachments/20160609/dc83077c/attachment.html> Received on Wed 08 Jun 2016 07:30:46 PM PDT |
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