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
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