Thanks, Richard, for mentioning "those leaves", because I really do recognize
the leaf-litter AND pine needles (hint;-).
Actually, Paul, according to Peter Jenniskens, this is the 17.5gram whole, 100%
fusion-crusted individual stone that Monika Waiblinger found.
Now that we're back home, I'll
Hi Listees,
I have updated the Sutter's Mill find page and TKW using the latest
information provided by finders via email and from Peter Jenniskens
official find data.
Special thanks to Peter Jenniskens, Gary Fujihara, Howard Wu, and
Stuart McDaniel for providing helpful information.
Thus far, t
If I'm not mistaken, it was ~ 17 or 18g.
Robert Woolard
Sent from my iPhone
On May 1, 2012, at 11:07 PM, "Paul Gessler" wrote:
> http://newlynweatherview.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/sutters.jpg
>
> Looks like around 20 grams?
>
>
> Paul Gessler
> ___
wait...I recognize those leaves..
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From: "Paul Gessler"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 9:07 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] The Big One from NASA
http://newlynweatherview.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/sutters.jpg
Looks like around 20 grams?
Paul Gessler
http://newlynweatherview.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/sutters.jpg
Looks like around 20 grams?
Paul Gessler
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Hi List,
I just got in tonight from a week long hunt at Sutter's Mill. I would
like to thank Marc Fries and Rob Matson for their tireless efforts
coordinating all the data. These two folks made it all possible.
Thanks, you guys rock! It was great to see everyone out in the field
working toget
http://newlynweatherview.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/sutters.jpg
Looks like around 20 grams?
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Greetings Bulletin Watchers,
A major update today. 113 new ordinary chondrites from Oman.
Link -
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/index.php?sea=&sfor=names&ants=&falls=&valids=&stype=contains&lrec=50&map=ge&browse=&country=All&srt=name&categ=All&mblist=All&rect=&phot=&snew=1&pnt=Normal%20table&dr
Hi Listees,
I have put together a webpage to keep track of known finds and the TKW
of this once-in-a-lifetime US carbonaceous witnessed fall. If anyone
knows of finds that are not on this list, please contact me via email.
Link - http://www.galactic-stone.com/pages/lotus
Good luck to all the hu
Well that was a resounding no. I've seen more than my share of asphalt
meteorwrongs but never a small one that had been cleaned and photographed so
well. That and wishful thinking got the best of me.
Thanks to everyone for snapping me back to reality!
Bill
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Or as Mike Gilmer just reminded me of, the infamous CM type spent toilet
plunger I was approached with awhile back! I seem to have a way of attracting
these freaks.
Lets hope for some more legitimate finds from this major event.
Happy Hunting,
Adam
I posted from my other email and it did not make it through for some reason.
I can not tell you how many people walked up to me and asked if they had a
meteorite. I saw a lot of this stuff. I will say (I hate doing this by
pictures) that this is not a meteorite.
The reason why is that this sa
I have had a few idiots contacting me through eBay trying sell suspected
material from this fall. I think it is rude for someone to use eBay to contact
a seller to advertise their own garbage. I told them that the eBay contact is
for prospective customers only, not someone trying to peddle t
I get this:
500 - Internal server error.
There is a problem with the resource you are looking for, and it cannot be
displayed.
On 5/1/12 6:00 AM, "John Teague" wrote:
> Sorry about that ... here is the message I keep getting ...
>
> "500 - Internal server error.
> There is a problem with the
Hi Bill, It's very likely asphalt and not the meteorite. Not really even
close. We had a hundred of these brought to us for identification. Karl
>
> *
> -Original Message-
> From: bill kies
> Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 8:52 PM
> To: meteorite-list@me
Seems that my ISP (1 and 1) is still having problems. My access to the MPOD has
been spotty and slow this afternoon, and now I cannot access the site at all.
Paul Swartz
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Grest news
Greg S
-Original Message-
From: Matson, Robert D. [UNK]
Sent: 1 May 2012 22:58:39 GMT
To: Jim Strope,meteorite central
Subject: [meteorite-list] Stolen meteorites resurface!
Excellent news! Looks promising that a trail can be traced back to the
original thief or thieves... --R
Definitely not a meteorite of any kind. I looked at enough of these
meteorwrongs in Lotus to know what that looks like.
Mendy Ouzillou
On May 1, 2012, at 6:12 PM, Howard Wu wrote:
Having come from Coloma I'm pretty sure that is weathered asphalt. Otherwise
I'm rich!
Howard
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Having come from Coloma I'm pretty sure that is weathered asphalt. Otherwise
I'm rich!
Howard
From: bill kies
To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 1, 2012 5:52 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Sutters Mill Offer
Hi all,
Here's an image
Who is it?
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Stuart McDaniel
Lawndale, NC
Secr.,
Cleve. Co. Astronomical Society
IMCA #9052
Sirius Meteorites
Node35 - Sentinel All Sky
http://spacerocks.weebly.com
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From: bill kies
Sent: Tuesday, May
I am not convinced.
I would not buy, or even make a $$ offer until it has been
examined, in hand, by one of the most experienced hunters still in the
area, Robert Ward, Greg Hupe, Ruben Garcia,..
And I would want an email from one of these guys telling me that it is
the real stuff.
Looks good would like to see a few more photos to see If fusion crust exist
On May 1, 2012, at 17:52, bill kies wrote:
>
>
> Hi all,
>
>
>
> Here's an image of a 2.6 gram specimen of what is supposed to be the new
> meteorite that's been offered to me . Have any of you been contacted by th
Hi all,
Here's an image of a 2.6 gram specimen of what is supposed to be the new
meteorite that's been offered to me . Have any of you been contacted by this
fellow as well? What do you think of this piece?
http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee516/Billkies/IMG_0923.jpg
Thanks,
Bil
Hi Brien and List,
Here is a listing of those finds reported to the Meteorite List.
Note, this list is not complete and represents only those stones
reported on Art's Meteorite Central Mailing List.
Brien Cook - 5g stone
Unknown female finder who contacted Randy Korotev - 4.26g stone (authenticit
Hello all!
Looking for a nice working condition Lorenz LPX2.
Please email me off-list mouti...@bol.com.br
Thanks
Andre
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Glad they finally surfaced! I hope Jason can work with you to find
out who stole them and they can be dealt with accordingly!
Michael
On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 3:48 PM, Jim Strope wrote:
>
> Gary Fujihara asked me to forward this to the list as he can not post
> now. SEE THREAD BELOW
Excellent news! Looks promising that a trail can be traced back to the
original thief or thieves... --Rob
-Original Message-
From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com
[mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Jim Strope
Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 3:49 PM
T
Gary Fujihara asked me to forward this to the list as he can not post
now. SEE THREAD BELOW...
From: "Gary Fujihara"
Aloha Jason,
these are my STOLEN meteorites
Please look at my webpage and you can see these are the meteorites that were
stolen out of my office e
Gary and all,
Having just left there (empty handed, unfortunately as this was THE most
difficult hunting conditions I have ever had--- 2 ft tall grass, etc,) I'm
pretty sure the totals as of this morning was AROUND 20-22 stones, and perhaps
100-125g or so. I do know of several stones in additio
Mike, does the 15 stones include the fragments that were found?
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Stuart McDaniel
Lawndale, NC
Secr.,
Cleve. Co. Astronomical Society
IMCA #9052
Sirius Meteorites
Node35 - Sentinel All Sky
http://spacerocks.weebly.com
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-Origi
List,
I recently added some meteorites to my collection, but unfortunately, the owner
din't have any idea as to the kind of meteorites he was getting rid of. I have
asked a few people about them with mixed reviews. I know the Sikhote Alin's,
and the OC in the pics, but what about the pallisi
Hi List. My updates for the month of May are completed.
"The Black Hole Mystery Video of the Month" --- for those with equatorial
telescope mounts, this video will show you a sleek little trick to achieving
perfect balance, no matter what you have attached to your scope!
http://www.ctreasuresc
Here is a listing of those finds reported to the Meteorite List.
Note, this list is not complete and represents only those stones
reported on Art's Meteorite Central Mailing List.
Brien Cook - 5g stone
Unknown female finder who contacted Randy Korotev - 4.26g stone (authenticity?)
Geojack's wife -
Hello Brien and list,
Yes, Dr. Peter Jenniskens from SETI Institute, a meteor astronomer who found
one of the earliest recovered specimens in the parking lot at Lotus Park last
week returned this past weekend to organize a large group of
searcher/volunteers to help him hunt private land to fi
As many of you know I found a 5 gram meteorite ( http://briencook.com/lotus/ )
on Tuesday 4/24 in Lotus before the rain. I've only been collecting for a few
years and this was my first find. Being a local I didn't stay in the area and
haven't been back to Lotus since. But I would like to have my
Dear Listee's, it seems some people have all the luck!
IT SEEMS THAT WHILE EVERYONE ELSE WAS LOOKING AT SUTTERS MILL, DIRK ROSS
SNUCK OFF TO BRAZIL ON A METEORITE RELATED PROJECT AND WAS IN THE RIGHT
PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME! WHAT FIRST APPEARED TO BE SPACE JUNK (THAT WAS
LATER RULED OUT) WAS AC
Hi Listees,
Well. Now one can see the effect of the popularization of meteorites, through
their exposure in the mass media, on the general public. $4,000 a gram for an
unclassified carbonaceous chondrite! I was asked yesterday to pay, what
computed to be $3,000 a gram, for some Cali driveway cr
http://www.kiss.caltech.edu/workshops/primitive-bodies2012/lecture.html
FREE PUBLIC LECTURE co-sponsored by The Planetary Society
Exploring Protoplanets Through the Dawn Mission
Dr. Carol Raymond, JPL/Caltech
8:00 pm - Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Hameetman Auditorium, Cahill Building
California Inst
The site seems to be back up.
Paul Swartz
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Well...I spent two days out in the Coloma and Lotus Park area searching
for the illusive Sutter Mill meteorite. I was there on the 25th with some
light rain showers to deal with. The heavier rain occurred the next day I
understand. Then I went yesterday the 30th. I had no luck with both days
Hi Randy!
There were a few PhD's and geologists running around there while I was
there. They were hunting just like everyone else.
Your email was like that of people walking up to us asking. Most of them
were meteor-wrongs or leaverites but on a few occasions, the real thing.
The video I p
I have found in collecting artifacts that if one part of the story doesn't make
sense or the explanation is long-winded, stay away. This fall is too important
to have people substituting Murchison (another very important fall) or charcoal
briquets. I hope the playing field remains clean but
Hi Marc and all
SUTTER'S MILL is fitting for the entire geographic area and there is a
geographic landmark there representing it. See link. A very huge part of
this country's history. http://www.mrmeteorite.com/IMG012-1.jpg and
http://www.hmdb.org/PhotoFullSize.asp?PhotoID=341
And besid
For those keeping count...
I was contacted yesterday by a woman who told this story.
Good morning, Randy. I live in Lotus, CA and have attached a picture
of a meteorite I found on my driveway on 4/29/12. It has been
confirmed by a geologist from UNLV, and w
Thank you all for your responses. Very helpful!
Mendy
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From: MexicoDoug [mailto:mexicod...@aim.com]
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 9:12 AM
To: bolidecha...@yahoo.com; ouzil...@yahoo.com
Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Sutter's Mill/L
It was a blast to hunt with you. We will keep trying for a few more days, so
tired can barely walk but dreams of finding stones every night keep me going.
As of now around 15 total stones known, including most which are crushed up in
roads and only fragments. We have barely reached 100 grams if t
Greetings Bulletin Watchers,
3 new Australian OC's were approved.
Link -
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?sea=&sfor=names&ants=&falls=&valids=&stype=contains&lrec=50&map=ge&browse=&country=All&srt=name&categ=All&mblist=All&rect=&phot=&snew=1&pnt=Normal%20table&dr=&page=0
Best regards,
That's outstanding! What. Very cool thing to catch on camera.
Sent from my iPhone. Please excuse the brevity and spelling errors, which of
course are entirely the fault of this machine.
On May 1, 2012, at 6:44 AM, "Jim Wooddell" wrote:
> Hi Mark and all!
>
> The excitement is really closer t
Dear list members,
a Norwegian television news report (Dagsrevyen on NRK, 30th April 2012) reported
that a 3055 g specimen of the recent OSLO fall was found
on the 26th April in Grefsen, north of Oslo.
NRK television report (30th April 2012):
http://www.nrk.no/nett-tv/indeks/304779/
the meteo
The MPOD site has been inaccessible since late yesterday because of problems at
the Internet Service Provider facility - the SQL database server where MPOD
data resides is out of commission. They have no estimate of when service will
be restored.
Regrets.
Paul Swartz
IMCA 5204
Hello list,
I am selling a very beautiful, oriented 11g stone from the Sutter's
Mill, CA fall for a local finder who found it on Monday, April 30 and
will be taking offers. It has beautiful flow lines and a rollover
lip. On the broken face, the thickness of the crust is visible as
well as inclus
Hi Mark and all!
The excitement is really closer to Lotus as opposed to Coloma, BTW.
Here is a video that was NOT staged! This fellow (we did not know he was
GeoJack until a day later) walked up to us during an interview where the
reporter and camera man were trying to get a shot of the radar
Hi list.Is there any of the new cali meteorite available forsale?
--
Steve R. Anold, chicago, ill.
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Sorry about that ... here is the message I keep getting ...
"500 - Internal server error.
There is a problem with the resource you are looking for, and it cannot be
displayed."
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For a couple of days, I have been getting the following message for the MPD.
Is this happening with anyone else?
-Original Message-
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>Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day
>
>Tod
Today's Meteorite Picture of the Day: Dhofar 700
Contributed by: Ray Watts
http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpod.asp
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Fun article on recent events.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/04/meteor-hunters-strike-pay-dirt-in-californias-gold-country.html
Just got home will be putting together a video shortly.
Got an ugly little chunk myself
Paul Gessler
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Hello Bernd,
Very interesting data about these historical synonyms of Glorietta.
I do have the Hey catalogue and the Buchwald treatise but would never
had the idea to go through to find such details.
You remain invaluable not only in having built your endless library
and a computer-assiste
Sorry, there was an error in the link
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Hello List members,
I'm selling some really nice Tatahouine, some weighing over 10
grams. One of them also displays a really patch of crust measuring
7x7mm. Prices
are in euros and US$. Payment with Payp
Hello List members,
I'm selling some really nice Tatahouine, some weighing over 10
grams. One of them also displays a really patch of crust measuring
7x7mm. Prices
are in euros and US$. Payment with Paypal is easier. Shipment with registered
and insured parcel or letter (up to you)
You ca
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