[meteorite-list] Meteorite finds per state?

[Frank Prochaska]

Dave is absolutely right!  Look at the numbers for Kansas and Nebraska and
then compare Iowa, which has similar geography, land use, climate, etc.  The
education of the population with regard to meteorite identification (or the
education of the people who travel to the area to hunt!) is a huge factor.


Frank Prochaska




-----Original Message-----
From: David Freeman [mailto:dfreeman at fascination.com] 
Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 3:41 PM
To: Frank Prochaska
Cc: 'Jörn Koblitz'; cynapse at charter.net; meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite finds per state?

Dear Frank, List;
We must be ever mindful to remember to factor in the Ninninger 
"enlightenment" factor. H.H. did unmeasurable work to promote meteorite 
education in the western states of Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska. If I 
recall correctly, there are over 300 meteorites associated with his 
work. Mark or Fred could correct me..
Best,
Dave F.
Posessor of # 13 from the great state of Wyoming

Frank Prochaska wrote:

>	The size of the state (country, county, continent, etc.) is only one
>factor in how many meteorites are likely to be found there.  Other factors
>include geography (flat, mountains), climate (dry, wet), land use (forest,
>farming), population (a few people per square mile, high population
>density), etc.  These differences will also contribute to the ratios of
>falls to finds, etc.
>	Below is a quick count from the latest Catalog of Meteorites (5th
>ed.).  This data is about 5 years old now, but is handy.
>
>Alabama -- 17
>Alaska -- 3
>Arizona -- 35
>Arkansas -- 14
>California -- 45
>Colorado -- 73
>Connecticut -- 4
>Florida -- 4
>Georgia -- 22
>Hawaii -- 2
>Idaho -- 6
>Illinois -- 7
>Indiana -- 12
>Iowa -- 7
>Kansas -- 133
>Kentucky -- 26
>Maine -- 5
>Maryland -- 4
>Massachusetts -- 1
>Michigan -- 9
>Minnesota -- 8
>Mississippi -- 3
>Missouri -- 20
>Montana -- 5
>Nebraska -- 46
>Nevada -- 8
>New Jersey -- 1
>New Mexico -- 203
>New York -- 11
>North Carolina -- 29
>North Dakota -- 10
>Ohio -- 11
>Oklahoma -- 37
>Oregon -- 4
>Pennsylvania -- 8
>South Carolina -- 6
>South Dakota -- 13
>Tennessee -- 25
>Texas -- 278
>Utah -- 15
>Virginia -- 12
>Washington -- 6
>West Virginia -- 3
>Wisconsin -- 12
>Wyoming -- 12
>
>This is supposed to total 1214 meteorites, though I could have missed one
or
>two between the states.  More have been found since 1999 of course,
>particularly in the desert southwest.
>
>
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