[meteorite-list] RE: Spade Versus Estacado

From: Matt Morgan <mmorgan_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:29:50 2004
Message-ID: <3F56432B.20903_at_mhmeteorites.com>

 From what I have seen, the shock characteristics are much different
between Spade and Estacado. Remember that area of Texas is literally
LOADED with meteorites. So there could be MANY pairings.
Matt Morgan
Mile High Meteorites
http://www.mhmeteorites.com

Tom aka James Knudson wrote:

> Hi list, Ryan wrote,
> " It would have to be a very large strewn field considering the fact that
> Spade is approx. 35 miles to the northwest of Estacado."
>
> Then Howard wrote;
> "It is not too outragous to think once in a while that a piece of a
> incoming meteorite will skip like a stone and fall a little further
> out of place than your standerd buckshot distribution model would allow."
>
> From what I understand, A meteorite is named after the closest post
> office. If Spade is a town, and the meteorite was found 15 miles out
> of town and The Estacado meteorite was found 15 miles out of town,
> that could make a strewn field of 5 miles, not at all uncommon.
> Thanks, Tom
> Peregrineflier <><
> The proudest member of the IMCA 6168
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Howard Wu <mailto:freewu2000_at_yahoo.com>
> To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com
> <mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 12:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] RE: Spade Versus Estacado
>
> It is not too outragous to think once in a while that a piece of a
> incoming meteorite will skip like a stone and fall a little
> further out of place than your standerd buckshot distribution
> model would allow.
>
> Howard Wu
>
> Tom aka James Knudson <knudson911_at_frontiernet.net
> <mailto:knudson911_at_frontiernet.net>> wrote:
>
> I would guess if the two are only 35 miles apart that they are
> the same
> meteorite. I think it is time to hunt between the two!!!
> Thanks, Tom
> Peregrineflier <><
> The proudest member of the IMCA 6168
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: RYAN PAWELSKI
> To:
> Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 2:10 PM
> Subject: [meteorite-list] RE: Spade Versus Estacado
>
>
> > It would have to be a very large strewn field considering
> the fact that
> Spade is approx. 35 miles to the northwest of Estacado.
> >
> > -Ryan
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