[meteorite-list] New Nevada Meteorite Aug 2005

[moni waiblinger-seabridge]

Hi Sonny and list!!

This is what Bob V. always says, check the blow outs!
This is fantastic!
And what a beauty!
And look at all the clay covered stones around your meteorite!
Thank you for sharing your new find!

Congratulations, Moni



>From: wahlperry at aol.com
>To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>Subject: [meteorite-list] New Nevada Meteorite Aug 2005
>Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 01:55:42 -0400
>
>Hi List ,
>
>I was hunting a new area last week and was lucky enough to find a new 
>Nevada meteorite . The day started out with rain and lighting but the 
>temperature was great in the 90's with full cloud cover. The normal 
>temperature for this time of year is 115 . I decided to go to the first 
>area but the rain and lightning kept me from doing to much searching . I 
>had saw an area 1 hour from this location that I always wanted to check out 
>but never had time . After driving to the second location the rain had 
>slowed to a drizzle and I still had full cloud cover. The cloud cover makes 
>it easier to spot meteorites verses full sun .The full sun and time of day 
>mixed with the shadows makes it harder to spot meteorites . I hunted the 
>full day looking at what I thought were the best areas of the hill side. 
>But after 4 or 5 hours of wandering around the desert I had enough of this 
>punishment and decided to go back to my truck and refill my water and get a 
>cold drink out of the ice chest. I spotted what looked like a clearing or a 
>small blow out that was on the way so I decided to take one last look. 
>There were only 4 or 5 black rocks on the surface . When I got close enough 
>to the last one I knew it was a meteorite by it's rusted appearance , shape 
>and what looked like fusion crust . But the only sure test was the magnet 
>which stuck to the meteorite like it was a piece of metal . At that moment 
>I did the famous Indian dance . After photographing the meteorite in situ 
>and with the Gps ,I picked it up . It looks like the top and bottom were 
>broken off and missing . I returned with my Whites GMT detector .The 
>meteorite would give off a strong signal 10 inches away from the coil . I 
>searched the clearing and surrounding area with no luck . Now comes the 
>hard part trying to determine if this is single stone or a piece of a 
>larger fall. The meteorite weighs 240 grams . The interior looks like it 
>has more visible metal than a Franconia . The chondrules are not as round 
>and there is some rust . My guess it is a H 5-6 .
>
>
>Sonny
>
>http://www.notkin.net/sonny/new-finds-aug-05.htm
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