[meteorite-list] Chiang Khan

[Martin Altmann]

A hunt in the fall region, one can forget.
Tightest vegetation and full of hot rocks.
Oliver hunted for 3 months with a detector, digging hundreds of holes
- the result was:  2 stones. The larger is the 70g for sale.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Herbert Raab" <herbert.raab at utanet.at>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 9:56 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Chiang Khan



Jörn Koblitz wrote:

> 682g: Tucson, Haag Colln.

Bob's "Field Guide of Meteorites" (1991 edition) shows an image
of a nice, fusion crusted stone with a cut face, described as
"682 grams: 90 x 60 x 80mm". Apparentls, the entry in Jörn's
metbase refers to that. The 1997 edition shows the very same
image, but the weight is now listed as 683 grams - it get's
heavier with time... :-)

Both editions note: "...fell in 1982 near the so-calles 'Golden
Triangle' region of northern Thailand, making it an interesting
place for a meteorite hunt. (...sure you're looking for rocks from
the sky. Now up against the wall, Yankee...)"

Bob's 2003 booklet "The Robert Haag Collection of Meteorites" shows
apparently the same stone. In the meantime, apparently a few more
slices have been cut off, and the specimen is now listed as 619g.
The booklet says that "this is the largest recovered stone", which
is apparently not quite correct, as Martin noted a "there is a 2.5kg
stone in the Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok".

Certainly a nice fall with nice specimens...

  Best greetings,

  Herbert Raab

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