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Meteorite hunting in the UK...
Hi Mark,
Well, *my* meteorite hunting - up here in the Lake District in the north of
England - consists of checking each and every dry stone wall (not just
Hadrian's) whenever I'm out walking or hiking. Always have a magnet on me, and
my digital camera
Steve, List,
Thanks for retelling that account, It's a fascinating example of the human experience, and proves that meteorites may be found hiding right in front of us!
I had forgotten many of the details but now I have them, and other people that have not had the pleasure to meet you, and share
Larry,
It has been 41 years since, and I can remember it
well, and that is amazing. To have had the details
confirmed recently by Jeff Wark is even more amazing.
Had that stone wall been there, and not demolished in
road widening, I am sure Jeff would have found a nice
15 lb or so, stone
Hi all,
I realize that most of the text books say, its not
worth going out specifically to look for meteorites, unless it is a known
strewn field or a suspected fall site but.
I was wondering if anybody has any idea of what the actual likelyhood of finding anything meteoric in
Mark wrote:
I was wondering if anybody has any idea of what the actual likelyhood
of finding anything meteoric in somewhere like England (the UK).
Hi Mark and List,
Has anyone in the UK or in Scotland ever done a systematic
investigation of all those hundreds or thousands of stones that
were
--- mark ford [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi all,
I realize that most of the text books say, it's not
worth going out
specifically to look for meteorites, unless it is a
known strewn field
or a suspected fall site... but.
I was wondering if anybody has any idea of what the
actual
If I were to look in the UK This may sound funny
to some, but think about it Hadrian's Wall.
Lots of rocks, hand gathered 2,000 years ago, and
piled from coast to coast.
I'm not so sure that taking rocks from a historical landmark is such a good
idea! Fortunately, in Scotland we have
--- Stuart Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
If I were to look in the UK This may sound
funny
to some, but think about it Hadrian's Wall.
Lots of rocks, hand gathered 2,000 years ago, and
piled from coast to coast.
I'm not so sure that taking rocks from a historical
landmark
I'm sure some of the UK folks will chime in on this, but I believe that
Hadrian's wall largely follows the course of the Great Whin Sill (a
quartz dolerite that strikes E-W and dips S) which not only provided a
physical obstacle to the barbarians to the north (Rob?) but also
provided the building
Hi Mark,
Well, *my* meteorite hunting - up here in the Lake District in the north of England - consists of checking each and every dry stone wall (not just Hadrian's) whenever I'm out walking or hiking. Always have a magnet on me, and my digital camera so I'm ready to document any possible
Stu,
Sounds like meteorite hunting in the north of England is just like
meteorite hunting here in the northwest of Indiana. Same results here
after nearly six years, but I'll never quit. They're out
there...somewhere.
Keep on keepin' on,
Steve
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Steve,
But in the case of stone wall meteorite collections, I
would imagine that solid irons, or stony irons would
be rare if non existent. These would have stood out
and been long since smelted, or used for other things
than mere stones for a wall.
When I met you in 2001
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Steve,
But in the case of stone wall meteorite
collections, I
would imagine that solid irons, or stony irons
would
be rare if non existent. These would have stood
out
and been long since smelted, or used for other
things
than mere stones for a wall.
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