[meteorite-list] Re: My First Hunt + Gold Basin Data

From: Donald O'Keeffe <donald.okeeffe_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:37:36 2004
Message-ID: <3A4282F4.C37BA932_at_signalhill.net>

Hello Geoff and List,

I received a message from Jim Kreigh. He has changed his email address and hadn't
received the data. He informed me that he is "still putting together the map of the
finds for Dr. Kring". So all is well.

Thank you for all the kind comments, Geoff.

Regards,
Don

geoking_at_notkin.net wrote:

> Dear Don and List:
>
> Don wrote:
>
> >I am aware of the project and I think it's a wonderful idea. Two weeks
> >ago, I reported all my finds to the Meteorite Recovery Program.
>
> Don, you're certainly to be commended not just for locating all those
> hard-to-find chondrites, but also for contributing valuable research
> information about the Gold Basin strewn field. I've since looked at
> your items on eBay, and was intrigued by your idea of bagging the
> finds using tweezers . . . so somebody else could be the first person
> ever to touch those meteorites. That takes a lot of restraint! I was
> also very impressed that you took time to photograph each meteorite
> in situ, and to record the GPS coordinates. Good work! : )
>
> >I have yet to receive a response. I sent the data to Jim Kriegh. Should I have
> >sent it to David Kring?
>
> In the early days of the project, I believe Jim Kriegh was collecting
> all the pertinent information. When hunting at G.B. in 1998 and 1999,
> my friends and I did give all our find data to Jim, and he passed it
> along to Dr. Kring. It's my belief that such information now goes
> directly to Dr. Kring, but I'll check with Jim and get back to you.
>
> Regards,
>
> Geoff N.
>
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