Skip Wilson of Portales, New Mexico has been hunting blowouts for 40 years,
long before I was born. I believe he was the first to do so in NM and West
Texas. We all learned from him.
Mike Farmer
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From: "moni waiblinger-seabridge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 11:48 PM
Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] New Nevada Meteorite Aug 2005
Hi Sonny and list!!
This is what Bob V. always says, check the blow outs!
This is fantastic!
And what a beauty!
And look at all the clay covered stones around your meteorite!
Thank you for sharing your new find!
Congratulations, Moni
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To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Subject: [meteorite-list] New Nevada Meteorite Aug 2005
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 01:55:42 -0400
Hi List ,
I was hunting a new area last week and was lucky enough to find a new
Nevada meteorite . The day started out with rain and lighting but the
temperature was great in the 90's with full cloud cover. The normal
temperature for this time of year is 115 . I decided to go to the first
area but the rain and lightning kept me from doing to much searching . I
had saw an area 1 hour from this location that I always wanted to check
out but never had time . After driving to the second location the rain had
slowed to a drizzle and I still had full cloud cover. The cloud cover
makes it easier to spot meteorites verses full sun .The full sun and time
of day mixed with the shadows makes it harder to spot meteorites . I
hunted the full day looking at what I thought were the best areas of the
hill side. But after 4 or 5 hours of wandering around the desert I had
enough of this punishment and decided to go back to my truck and refill my
water and get a cold drink out of the ice chest. I spotted what looked
like a clearing or a small blow out that was on the way so I decided to
take one last look. There were only 4 or 5 black rocks on the surface .
When I got close enough to the last one I knew it was a meteorite by it's
rusted appearance , shape and what looked like fusion crust . But the only
sure test was the magnet which stuck to the meteorite like it was a piece
of metal . At that moment I did the famous Indian dance . After
photographing the meteorite in situ and with the Gps ,I picked it up . It
looks like the top and bottom were broken off and missing . I returned
with my Whites GMT detector .The meteorite would give off a strong signal
10 inches away from the coil . I searched the clearing and surrounding
area with no luck . Now comes the hard part trying to determine if this is
single stone or a piece of a larger fall. The meteorite weighs 240 grams .
The interior looks like it has more visible metal than a Franconia . The
chondrules are not as round and there is some rust . My guess it is a H
5-6 .
Sonny
http://www.notkin.net/sonny/new-finds-aug-05.htm
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