[meteorite-list] Franconia Area Meteorite Photos, Article

[Notkin]

Dear Ruben, Robert, and List:

Thank you for the recent posts regarding Franconia area meteorites, 
which were most interesting.

I will have a feature article in the upcoming August 2004 issue of 
"Meteorite" magazine about the Franconia strewn field, or the 
"Graveyard of meteorites" as our friend Jim Kriegh calls it. The 
title of the piece is "Lingua Franconia: Deciphering Arizona's 
Meteorite Graveyard."

Ruben Garcia and Mike Miller were kind enough to invite Jim and 
myself to hunt with them at Franconia this past spring, and they 
provided me with the most informative interviews, upon which the 
article is based. Sonny Clary has also been very successful at 
Franconia, and I had the pleasure of interviewing him as well, and 
touring the southern part of the strewn field in his company. These 
gentlemen are serious meteorite hunters and have made some amazing 
finds.

Following our trip to the strewn field, Jim, Twink Monrad, and myself 
traveled to ASU, where we visited with Dr. Gary Huss, and discussed 
the ongoing classification process in detail.

All of this is covered in the upcoming article in detail, as well as 
a description of some finds that Jim and I made -- primarily 
small-ish stones, but also a lovely small iron which looks very much 
like a Sikhote-Alin.

I would like to invite you all to see a preview: here are some of the 
photos from Franconia jaunt:

http://www.notkin.net/meteorites/franconia-1.htm

http://www.notkin.net/meteorites/franconia-2.htm


I'd also like to thank Ruben, Mike, Sonny, Jim Kriegh and Dr. Huss 
for being so generous with their time and for making the upcoming 
article possible.


Don't miss the August issue of "Meteorite"! New subscribers to the 
M-List should definitely check out their website:

http://www.meteor.co.nz


I hope you find the photos enjoyable.


Best wishes to all,

Geoff N.