Mike, Good question. (And hardly "OT";-)
I posed your question to Google and here is what I found: Implications of Ice Rafting for Meteorite Recovery on Seasonally ... by N Gessler - 2002 By 1998 it became clear that rock ice rafting applied equally to meteorites, thus suggesting a natural concentration mechanism akin to the glacial ... http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/2002M&PSA..37Q..51G Meteorite Recovery on Dry Lakes — Follow the Ice-Rafts by RS Verish - 2002 It was his opinion that ice-rafting/moving water was involved in producing these sporadic accumulations of detritus and meteorites. ... http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/2002M&PSA..37Q.143V Bob's Findings - March 2006 Article - Drylakes and Examples of ... IMPLICATIONS OF ICE RAFTING FOR METEORITE. RECOVERY ON SEASONALLY WET PLAYAS. N. Gessler. 1. ,. P. Gessler. 2. , RD Matson. 3. and RS Verish http://meteorite-recovery.tripod.com/2006/mar06.htm - 65th Annual Meteoritical Society Meeting (2002) 5263.pdf http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/metsoc2002/pdf/5263.pdf 65th Annual Meteoritical Society Meeting (2002) 5295.pdf http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/metsoc2002/pdf/5295.pdf So, as you can now see, the movement of rocks (& meteorites) by the combined action of water & wind on "dry" lakes is a widespread occurrence and not just solely a Racetrack Playa phenomenon. -- Bob V. -------------- Original Message --------------- [meteorite-list] Sort of OT- Do Meteorites Wander too? Michael Groetz mpg4444 at gmail.com Mon Aug 30 11:14:50 EDT 2010 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.livescience.com/environment/death-valley-moving-rocks-geology-study-100823.html Mike ______________________________________________ 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