[meteorite-list] Recent significant larger US finds

From: j.divelbiss_at_att.net <j.divelbiss_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:16:36 2004
Message-ID: <20030826221101.152045361C_at_pairlist.net>

Mike and others,

Mike, thanx for the response to my inquiry. There maybe a couple more we are
not thinking of, but I believe this demonstrates how difficult it is to find
larger pieces like the Spade piece in the states. I realize there have been
more than several smaller finds(especially in Arizona and California) during
this time...but for the most part, finding any meteorites unrelated to known
falls is down right difficult, even when someone is trying really hard.

I'll keep looking at old stone fence rows, etc. here in the east because you
never know. Also as others have stated lately...good old fashioned education
seminars and sharing with the public can flush them out on occasion, just
like Nininger did in the last century. In the last two years I had two
encounters with people who claimed to have had meteorites passed down to them
that I took a look at. One was a big old iron rock (magnetite granitic gneiss
I suppose), and the other was a "definite iron" that turned out to be a nice
chunk of galena.

Don't give up folks...there are probably many meteorites to be found out
there.

Still looking,

John
> I recovered the Tinnie Iron meteorite, and the 8
> kilogram Roosevelt County 102 meteorite during the
> Portales Valley fall in 1998. Of course both from
> other finders.
> Mike Farmer
> --- j.divelbiss_at_att.net wrote:
> > Rob and others,
> >
> > I don't know the full story of the 87 kg Wagon
> > Wound. According to the A to Z
> > book it was found in 1932. My poorly stated question
> > was meant to be, "what
> > are some of the recent finds (let's say the last 15
> > years) in the US that a
> > few kilos became available to the public for sale?".
> > I was reminded of Hope
> > Creek a LL6 from Alaska in 1998 and Felt(b) a L3.5
> > from Oklahoma in 1990.
> >
> > And of of course we have Gold Basin identified in
> > 1995, a L5 from Arizona.
> >
> > If the list is about that short for bigger finds
> > then again I believe the
> > Spade find to be significant for us in the states.
> >
> > John
> >
> > > I would call Wagon Mound significant.
> > > --
> > > Rob Wesel
> > > ------------------

> > > We are the music makers...and we are the dreamers
> > of the dreams.
> > > Willy Wonka, 1971
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: <j.divelbiss_at_att.net>
> > > To: "Matt Morgan" <mmorgan_at_mhmeteorites.com>
> > > Cc: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>;
> > <meteorite_sale_at_yahoogroups.com>
> > > Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 7:15 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] AD-SPADE slices for
> > sale
> > >
> > >
> > > > List members and Matt,
> > > >
> > > > The Spade meteorite looks and reads like a very
> > special find.
> > > Congratulations
> > > > to Matt for being the one to get involved with
> > this new find. I was
> > > wondering
> > > > what meteorite was the last significant find in
> > the US that was shared
> > > with
> > > > the public like this one...with a couple kilos
> > (+3 kg) available for
> > > > purchase? Just curious...I can't recall one in
> > the last 4 or 5 years that
> > > > I've been involved...except maybe Gold Basin of
> > course.
> > > >

> > > > For me it(Spade) being an IMB is extra exciting
> > because I find the impact
> > > > melt breccias to be very unique materials. As I
> > said to Matt, this type of
> > > > material reminds of glass when looking at its'
> > broken edges. The metal
> > > > quantity looks extreme for the Spade
> > material...even for an H.
> > > >
> > > > I also found the article on shock metamorphism
> > by Dr. Rubin to be very
> > > > interesting. Occurrences of S5, annealed back to
> > S2, and then shocked
> > > again
> > > > to S4, etc. for one example makes me wonder if
> > some of the changes in
> > > > petrologic levels actually occurs during these
> > extreme shock and melt
> > > > processes?
> > > >
> > > > Random thoughts as usual,
> > > >
> > > > John
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Hi Listees:
> > > > > Here is my offering of this new beauty.
> > Funny... we purchased the Spade
> > > > > meteorite from the finder the day AFTER the
> > Park Forest fall (which is
> > > why I
> > > > > wasn't at the PF fall site).
> > > > >

> > > > > The slices listed below are priced at ~5.00/g,
> > on the low end of the
> > > impact melt
> > > > > price range so you can get a bigger piece for
> > the $$$:
> > > > >
> > > > > 614 gram end piece $3000.00. A really
> > spectacular piece and the largest
> > > > > available outside the main mass. Fully crusted
> > back side, except where a
> > > sample
> > > > > was removed for analysis, and thin for an end
> > piece. 14cm X 15cm X 1cm.
> > > > >
> > http://www.mhmeteorites.com/images/spade/614-end.jpg
> > > > >
> > > > > 261 gram complete slice (except where sample
> > was removed for analysis).
> > > 12.5cm
> > > > > X 14cm X 4mm
> > > > > $1305.00
> > http://www.mhmeteorites.com/images/spade/261.jpg
> > > > >
> > > > > 256 gram complete slice (except where sample
> > was removed for analysis).
> > > 14cm X
> > > > > 15cm X 3mm. $1280.00
> > http://www.mhmeteorites.com/images/spade/256.jpg
> > > > >
> > > > > 146 gram part slice with crust. 8.5 cm X
> > 7.5cm X 5mm $730.00
> > > > >

> > http://www.mhmeteorites.com/images/spade/146.jpg
> > > > >
> > > > > 56 gram part slice with crust. 7cm X 4cm X 5mm
> > $280.00 (ON HOLD)
> > > > >
> > http://www.mhmeteorites.com/images/spade/56.jpg
> > > > >
> > > > > 40 gram part slice with crust. 4.5 cm X 4cm X
> > 5mm $200.00
> > > > >
> > http://www.mhmeteorites.com/images/spade/40.jpg
> > > > >
> > > > > 34 gram part slice with crust. 5cm X 3cm X 5mm
> > $170.00
> > > > >
> > http://www.mhmeteorites.com/images/spade/34.jpg
> > > > >
> > > > > 22 gram part slice with crust. 4.5 cm X 2.5 cm
> > X 5mm $110.00
> > > > >
> > http://www.mhmeteorites.com/images/spade/22.jpg
> > > > >
> > > > > 21 gram part slice with crust. 4.5 cm X 3cm X
> > 5mm $105.00
> > > > >
> > http://www.mhmeteorites.com/images/spade/21.jpg
> > > > >
> > > > > 20 gram part slice with crust. 3.3 cm X 3 cm X
> > 5mm $100.00
> > > > >
> > http://www.mhmeteorites.com/images/spade/20.jpg
> > > > >
> > > > > 19 gram part slice no crust. 4 cm X 2 cm X 5mm
> > $95.00
> > > > >

> > http://www.mhmeteorites.com/images/spade/19.jpg
> > > > >
> > > > > 18 gram part slice no crust. 4 cm X 2 cm X 5mm
> > $90.00
> > > > >
> > http://www.mhmeteorites.com/images/spade/18.jpg
> > > > >
> > > > > 16 gram part slice with crust. 3 cm X 2.2 cm X
> > 5mm. $80.00
> > > > >
> > http://www.mhmeteorites.com/images/spade/16.jpg
> > > > >
> > > > > 15 gram part slice no crust. 3.2 cm X 2.5 cm X
> > 5mm. $75.00
> > > > >
> > http://www.mhmeteorites.com/images/spade/15.jpg
> > > > >
> > > > > 15(b) gram part slice with no crust. 3.2 cm X
> > 2.5 cm X 5mm. $75.00
> > > > >
> > http://www.mhmeteorites.com/images/spade/15-b.jpg
> > > > >
> > > > > 10 gram part slice with no crust. 2.4 cm X 1.6
> > cm X 5mm. $50.00
> > > > >
> > http://www.mhmeteorites.com/images/spade/10.jpg
> > > > >
> > > > > 9 gram part slice with no crust. 2.8 cm X 1.4
> > cm X 5mm. $45.00
> > > > > http://www.mhmeteorites.com/images/spade/9.jpg
> > > > >
> > > > > 8 gram part slice with no crust. 1.6 cm X 2 cm
> > X 5mm. $40.00

> > > > > http://www.mhmeteorites.com/images/spade/8.jpg
> > > > >
> > > > > 4 gram part slice with no crust. 1.2 cm X 1.5
> > cm X 5mm. $20.00
> > > > > http://www.mhmeteorites.com/images/spade/4.jpg
> > > > >
> >
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