[meteorite-list] I (Heart) Lovina

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2010 14:27:00 -0400
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Hi Kevin and List,

There is also Grayton, from Florida. Which was discovered "near
Grayton Beach" by Hal Povenmire. Anything found "near the beach"
could have possibly been under water.

Best regards,

MikeG


On 6/8/10, Kevin Kichinka <marsrox at gmail.com> wrote:
> I notice that a slice of Darryl's lovely Lovina met was recently
> offered at auction. Reading the prose associated with its consignment,
> I wonder if clarification is in order.
>
> "In addition, Lovina is also one of a handful of underwater meteorite
> finds, and is the only meteorite find recovered from a body of water
> where there was not an additional meteorite from the same event first
> recovered from the shoreline."
>
> I lived in Florida for many years and have an interest in the few
> meteorites recovered there.
>
> According to the Cat of Mets 5th Edition - "Okechobee L4 (Palm Beach
> County, Florida) - Fragments weighing about 1kg were brought up in a
> net some 0.75 miles from the shore, G.P. Merrill (1916)."
>
> The body of water is Lake Okeechobee. There is no record of specimens
> ever having been recovered on shore.
>
> Kevin Kichinka
> MARSROX at gmail.com
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Received on Tue 08 Jun 2010 02:27:00 PM PDT


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