[meteorite-list] West, Texas --stats, etc

From: Rob Wesel <rob_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 20:53:15 -0800
Message-ID: <00ad01c99c85$21a56280$6501a8c0_at_windows9bb74fe>

Finds = 9
Purchase = 1
Weight = 184 grams plus the Hopper Stone at 71 grams for a total return of
255 grams

Rob Wesel
http://www.nakhladogmeteorites.com
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Woolard" <meteoritefinder at yahoo.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 8:06 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] West, Texas --stats, etc


> Hello List,
>
> I, too, had a great time at the new West, Tx fall. My son and I arrived
> there on Wed afternoon, Feb 18th, 3 days after the fall, and hunted all
> day Thu-Sat, the 19-21st. This was our 1st father-son hunt and it turned
> out very well, as we found 5 specimens, with a total weight of 270g over
> those 3 days. ( My son beat me by a factor of about 2.5 to 1 in regard to
> weight found!)
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> When we arrived home, my wife saw the beautiful stones and said she
> wanted to go find some of them. In spite of my warning her about the tough
> terrain and the biting, powerful winds, she still wanted to go. She had
> been on one hunt with me 13 years ago, with no finds. So, after having to
> let my regular job interfere with our meteorite hunting for a week, she
> and I headed back down there for another try over Sun-Tues, 3-1-09 thru
> 3-3-09 . We got very lucky again, as we both ended up finding one before
> it was time to leave.
>
> Our "find stats" for about 5 day's hunting were:
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> Total number = 7 individuals
> Total weight = 407g
>
> I THINK my son's 133g find is PERHAPS the 5th (or so) largest stone??
> But this is exactly the point I was hoping to make with this post. It
> really would be nice if everyone would post their totals as well. That
> way, we wouldn't be guessing/estimating the total number of stones and the
> TKW. I think everyone would be very interested to see what the true
> numbers are.
>
> Best wishes,
> Robert Woolard
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Received on Tue 03 Mar 2009 11:53:15 PM PST