Since building a "find tally" page for this Sutter's Mill fall, I have been contacted by a wide range of people who are involved with the hunt for stones. Using this information, reports to this List, and media reports, I have assembled a running count of finds and an approximation of the TKW. This information is by no means definitive, but it does closely cross-check against Dr. Peter Jenniskens' official listing. It contains a few finds that are not listed on his official page that has coordinates for most of the finds. I don't know if this is because they have not been reported to him yet, or he has simply has not updated the official list yet. The list I have compiled is current as of this writing at approx. 3:30pm EST.
Highlights - ->I would call this a ballpark figure - the TKW is : 240.32g This does not include reported finds without weights or finds that cannot be verified or cross-checked. ->There have been approx. 30 individual finds. There are of course likely to more than this. ->The current main mass is the Monroe 19.1g stone ->There is one confirmed hammer stone - The Matin stone (~12.5g) struck a garage. ->All of the stones are freshly-crusted and give the appearance expected of a carbonaceous chondrite of the CM, CI, or other similar type. Oriented stones with striking roll-over lips and textbook orientation features have been seen. Many of the stones broke during in-flight fragmentation or upon impact. ->The expected meteorwrongs have surfaced. Terrestrial nodules and asphalt slags have been reported and ruled out. ->The obligatory eBay "new Sutter's Mill Huge Meteorite" has been offered for a mere $700,000. Any takers? ;) I am updating this page multiple times a day, so check it frequently for updates. Unofficial Sutter's Mill (Coloma, Lotus) Find Tally page - http://www.galactic-stone.com/pages/lotus -- ----------------------------------------------------------- MikeG - Galactic Stone & Ironworks Web: http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone Twitter: http://twitter.com/GalacticStone RSS: http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 ----------------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list