[meteorite-list] Fw: New Strewnfield and Yet Another Cold Find by ToddParker!
- Original Message - From: T Parker nesh...@citlink.net To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; Larry Atkins thetop...@aol.com Cc: Todd Julie nesh...@citlink.net Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 10:42 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] New Strewnfield and Yet Another Cold Find by ToddParker! Good Evening List, I think Larry has gotten a little too excited and got some facts a little sideways so i figured i fix them up right. ( Provenance Is Very Important ) First the dates : I made my 7th Cold Find on January 23rd. and after being invited to the location to help hunt, Larry found his piece 2 days later on Jan 25th. Im not sure were Larry got the impression we assumed it was probably a lone stone from. If I was to ever assume a stone i found was a lone stone after one day of hunting, I would never have much of a chance of finding a Strewnfield... Larry stated Two days later I was on new ground more than 3 miles from Todd's find . I doubt there have been too many Strewnfields that are shorter than 3 miles in length, so i myself would not call that new ground being so close to my find, but o.k... Larry stated After looking at it with a loupe I realized his looked identical . Actually it was I that made the comment that they looked indentical after inspecting the cut stones and suggested that I was sure that there was a Strewnfield out there with more Meteorites due to the shapes of the two stones... Larry stated Todd was busy and not able to hunt much Yes, with a Family and work i was not out every single day hunting, but with over 70 hours of hunting in the last month, id say there is some serious time in the field... Larry stated Confirmation of a strewnfield came on Feb 21 when i recovered a 181.4 gram oriented stone Well, as i stated earlier, i pretty much confirmed i had discovered a Strewnfield already after i assumed mine and Larry's finds were indentical after the cut and a decent visual. Just thought I would clear up the facts. And Congratulations to Larry on his Wonderful finds out there. I have appreciated his help out there and he has been hard at it..Todd Parker - Original Message - From: Larry Atkins thetop...@aol.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2012 1:16 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] New Strewnfield and Yet Another Cold Find by ToddParker! Hello List, This is all so fun and exciting I had to share! On Feb. 23 my friend Todd Parker eyeballed a new meteorite in the field, making his seventh career cold find. It weighed 3.3 grams and is nicely crusted. We searched the area for more but none were found so we assumed it was probably a lone stone. Two days later I was on new ground more than 3 miles from Todd's find when I found a 120 gram stone! There was a fragment about 6 feet down the hill which I cut in half to reveal an apparent IMB. A day or two later Todd and I were talking about our new cold finds, that's when I asked to see the interior of his new stone. After looking at it with a loupe I realized his looked identical to the light, less shocked matrix in mine. I had a few colleagues look at the two pieces and opinions were unanimous, they are likely paired. I hunted the area between Todd's find and mine for the next 20 + days, give or take a day, with no luck. The area is very steep and washy, not the ideal hunting conditions, and it was slow to give up another treasure. Todd was busy and not able to hunt much but on Feb 20 he cam out and made yet another cold find ! This golf ball size stone appears to be an L chondrite with the most perfectly round chondrules. I don't have pictures or specifics at the moment but will post them later. You the Man Todd! Confirmation of a strewnfield came on Feb. 21 when I recovered a 181.4 gram oriented stone 1/4 mile from my 120g find. Pictures of these stones and Todd's 3.3g can be seen here; http://s934.photobucket.com/albums/ad190/alienrockfarm/New%20Arizona%20Strewnfield%20IMB%20Meteorite/ I'm interested in selling the full slice and the end cut but do not have weights yet, I left my scale in Michigan, and have to borrow one. I'll post the weights to the picture descriptions later tonight or tomorrow. If anyone is interested in making an offer just email me off list. This is an offer to list members only, I'll put some small part slices on ebay later. Characterization and classification is to be completed after the field work is done. Due to the difficult nature of the area and an apparent lack of stones, field work shouldn't take too long. I doubt there is much material available and what is there is not easy to find due to the steepness of the terrain. Interesting feature: If someone can comment on the black bar seen in the full slice it would be appreciated. I don't believe I've ever seen this feature before. Though I'm sure it's the result of shock, it doesn't appear typical. Also, the 120 gram stone has a right angle
Re: [meteorite-list] New Strewnfield and Yet Another Cold Find by ToddParker!
Good Evening List, I think Larry has gotten a little too excited and got some facts a little sideways so i figured i fix them up right. ( Provenance Is Very Important ) First the dates : I made my 7th Cold Find on January 23rd. and after being invited to the location to help hunt, Larry found his piece 2 days later on Jan 25th. Im not sure were Larry got the impression we assumed it was probably a lone stone from. If I was to ever assume a stone i found was a lone stone after one day of hunting, I would never have much of a chance of finding a Strewnfield... Larry stated Two days later I was on new ground more than 3 miles from Todd's find . I doubt there have been too many Strewnfields that are shorter than 3 miles in length, so i myself would not call that new ground being so close to my find, but o.k... Larry stated After looking at it with a loupe I realized his looked identical . Actually it was I that made the comment that they looked indentical after inspecting the cut stones and suggested that I was sure that there was a Strewnfield out there with more Meteorites due to the shapes of the two stones... Larry stated Todd was busy and not able to hunt much Yes, with a Family and work i was not out every single day hunting, but with over 70 hours of hunting in the last month, id say there is some serious time in the field... Larry stated Confirmation of a strewnfield came on Feb 21 when i recovered a 181.4 gram oriented stone Well, as i stated earlier, i pretty much confirmed i had discovered a Strewnfield already after i assumed mine and Larry's finds were indentical after the cut and a decent visual. Just thought I would clear up the facts. And Congratulations to Larry on his Wonderful finds out there. I have appreciated his help out there and he has been hard at it..Todd Parker - Original Message - From: Larry Atkins thetop...@aol.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2012 1:16 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] New Strewnfield and Yet Another Cold Find by ToddParker! Hello List, This is all so fun and exciting I had to share! On Feb. 23 my friend Todd Parker eyeballed a new meteorite in the field, making his seventh career cold find. It weighed 3.3 grams and is nicely crusted. We searched the area for more but none were found so we assumed it was probably a lone stone. Two days later I was on new ground more than 3 miles from Todd's find when I found a 120 gram stone! There was a fragment about 6 feet down the hill which I cut in half to reveal an apparent IMB. A day or two later Todd and I were talking about our new cold finds, that's when I asked to see the interior of his new stone. After looking at it with a loupe I realized his looked identical to the light, less shocked matrix in mine. I had a few colleagues look at the two pieces and opinions were unanimous, they are likely paired. I hunted the area between Todd's find and mine for the next 20 + days, give or take a day, with no luck. The area is very steep and washy, not the ideal hunting conditions, and it was slow to give up another treasure. Todd was busy and not able to hunt much but on Feb 20 he cam out and made yet another cold find ! This golf ball size stone appears to be an L chondrite with the most perfectly round chondrules. I don't have pictures or specifics at the moment but will post them later. You the Man Todd! Confirmation of a strewnfield came on Feb. 21 when I recovered a 181.4 gram oriented stone 1/4 mile from my 120g find. Pictures of these stones and Todd's 3.3g can be seen here; http://s934.photobucket.com/albums/ad190/alienrockfarm/New%20Arizona%20Strewnfield%20IMB%20Meteorite/ I'm interested in selling the full slice and the end cut but do not have weights yet, I left my scale in Michigan, and have to borrow one. I'll post the weights to the picture descriptions later tonight or tomorrow. If anyone is interested in making an offer just email me off list. This is an offer to list members only, I'll put some small part slices on ebay later. Characterization and classification is to be completed after the field work is done. Due to the difficult nature of the area and an apparent lack of stones, field work shouldn't take too long. I doubt there is much material available and what is there is not easy to find due to the steepness of the terrain. Interesting feature: If someone can comment on the black bar seen in the full slice it would be appreciated. I don't believe I've ever seen this feature before. Though I'm sure it's the result of shock, it doesn't appear typical. Also, the 120 gram stone has a right angle fracture that seems a bit atypical, R. Ward was looking at it the other night and said it was slicken sides, cool. I hope you all enjoy the pictures, have a great day! Sincerely, Larry Atkins IMCA # 1941 Ebay alienrockfarm __ Visit the Archives at
[meteorite-list] AD Whetstone Mountains end cut.
Good morning List Members. I have an E-bay auction ending this afternoon on the last endcut from my 204 gram Whetstone Mountains stone. Once this endcut is gone i only have available two slices left of this stone. Feel free to contact me offlist in interested in either of the two remaining slices. Have a great day and thanks for looking...Todd http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=170648068075ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT __ 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
[meteorite-list] Fw: 4 lake bed hunt, New Lake Bed finds / Photo's
Congratulations to Larry,Terri and Scott! Awesome crusted stones for a dry lake bed find. Wish I could have made it up for one more hunt with you Larry before your trek home. That white ground sure beats the heck out of the ground we've been hunting lately. Great going guys and nice picsTodd - Original Message - From: Larry Atkins thetop...@aol.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; wahlpe...@aol.com; j...@hc.fdn.com; onther...@usairborne.com Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 8:03 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] 4 lake bed hunt, New Lake Bed finds / Photo's Hey Everyone, I just got home late last night from my extended trip out west. I loaded some pictures of Scott and Terri's and my finds from the Nevada dry lake hunt that Scott reported on. http://s934.photobucket.com/albums/ad190/alienrockfarm/Nevada%20Dry%20Lake%20Meteorite%20Hunt%20May%202011/ It's worth a glance, some of the meteorites were very nice looking with good crust and contraction cracks. There's a few pictures of my cat and dog too! I had a great time out there. Hunting with Scott and Terri is pleasure, thanks guys! Sincerely, Larry Atkins IMCA # 1941 Ebay alienrockfarm -Original Message- From: John Lutzon j...@hc.fdn.com To: U.S. Airborne onther...@usairborne.com Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Mon, May 9, 2011 8:53 pm Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] 4 lake bed hunt, New Lake Bed finds Terri, Scott Sundance Thank you for the outline of your trek. Sounds like everyone had a great trip, even the sledgehammer had a good time. In a past life, i've had some aerobatic experiences in a composite German Grob, supposedly rated @ 13g's. The most i ever saw was 6-7 and then saw grey. Don't go there! With the very serious issue at hand, it was quite refreshing to hear of your new finds and the story behind them!! I envy your ability to take such trips and enjoy the fever of just one more hunt. (are the wife and vehicles for rent-and, most important, can Larry cook?) Sorry Larry. I hope others chime in on your story and new finds. The best to Sundance. John Lutzon - Original Message - From: U.S. Airborne onther...@usairborne.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 1:00 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] 4 lake bed hunt, New Lake Bed finds Hi All, Just a quick update from out in the field. My Wife Terri I had to do a biz trip to Ca to teach flying. So I made arrangements to add a few weeks of meteorite hunting in on the trip. We started out with blizzard conditions at lake bed #1. Two nights the temp dipped to 15 then 17 degrees. It was snowing, then raining, then hailing on us for a few days, when out on the hunt. Lake bed 1 was a old strune field that we worked over for 3 days. We recovered about 3 lbs that totaled over 600 meteorite frags. Weather was warming a bit so we moved to lake bed # 2. It was real difficult getting on this lake bed as the snow melt was draining into it and it was nearly full of water. We still hunted the dry edge for a day but no luck. There was lots of evidence of native Americans living in the area . We hit the road for lake bed #3. We had made arrangements for one of our meteorite hunting friends to come join us at lake bed #3. once we arrived at the location #3 we found it difficult to find the correct road onto the lake bed. During our hunt for the road out in remote NV. I had a blow out on my Kawasaki teryx trailer. I had my lance camper on the truck , so I could not see or feel that my trailer wheel had blown, so by the time I stopped my tire rim were destroyed. I had thrown in a spare off my aircraft trailer before leaving the airpark. When I tried to change the tire I find that my spare rim is about 1/8th inch larger. So we camp for the night on this remote road. The next day I unhooked the trailer leaving Terri Sundance to to watch things. I gave Terri my 9 mm to protect herself in case any yahoos gave her trouble. My drive to the nearest town was a wake up call. There were no tire stores left in this town. The last one went out of biz 3 days before I arrived into town. I did find a guy to help me put the rubber off my rim that did not fit onto the smashed up rim. I had a sledge hammer so I smashed the rim into better shape. Once I we got the tire on, it was still leaking air. I beat the edge of the rim with my sledge until it stopped leaking air. To make a long story short I had to drive about 150 miles on this bad rim tire to the nearest big town where I got 8 ply rubber on all tires two new rims. By that afternoon we were back at Lakebed #3 for the hunt. Larry arrived also, so the next day we hunted all day long with no finds and nearly got stuck in our 4x4 buggy on the wet lake bed. Then on day two Larry found the strings of gravel that we were hunting for the day before. Within a minute or two Larry found 1 nice one then 5 min later I found a
[meteorite-list] AD: Mifflin Individual
Good Afternoon, I have a nice 20.24 gram Mifflin indivudual w/card. I am accepting best offer and pics are available on request. Thank You and have a great day.Todd Parker __ 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
[meteorite-list] Thank You
I just want to send out a Big Thank You in appreciation to all the Congrats on my find yesterday. This might possibly be my sixth Cold Find for Arizona and as any devout hunter knows they are not easy to come by. But with a great passion for just being outdoors the thrill of the hunt never gets old. It was definatly a good day yesterday and hunting in company of good friends who also share the same passion for the hobby just ads to the rewards. All Best ...Todd Parker __ 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
[meteorite-list] Ad: Whetstone Mountains
Dear list members, I have a nice 2.14 gram part slice of Whetstone Mountains ending on E-bay in less than 24hrs. Thanks for looking and have a great fourth of July weekend..Todd Parker http://cgi.ebay.com/Whetstone-Mountains-Meteorite-Fresh-Fall-Arizona-/170505224457?cmd=ViewItempt=LH_DefaultDomain_0hash=item27b2e74109 __ 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
