[meteorite-list] Canyon Diablo

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They are being hunted now. 
Mike Farmer


> Walter,
> It isn't well known, but there were some "hidden caches" in various shops 
> and homes in Northern Arizona.  Several years ago, I talked with a person 
> in the Kingman area who reportedly had literally tons of Canyon Diablo 
> meteorites in storage.  Although I never got him to disclose the actual 
> weight of what he was sitting on, several contacts did tell me that he had 
> "a whole room full."  Someone else told me they saw several boxes of rusty 
> iron meteorites in the back room of a rock shop along Interstate 40 (Route 
> 66) back in the 1980s.  This could be the same place or it could be two 
> different locations.
> 
> I'm sure that there is a lot of CD material stashed away throughout 
> Arizona.  Five or so years ago, I was visiting the father of an old friend 
> of mine and saw a picture of him (as a young boy) with a big iron meteorite 
> that I estimated to weigh 70-80 lbs.  This 85 year old fellow told me how 
> he and his father had driven to Meteor Crater back in the 1930s and 
> returned home to Globe (Arizona) with the big iron in the back of their 
> Model T.  It sat on the front porch of their house for a couple of decades 
> until the family moved.  No one seems to remember where it is now, but they 
> thought it was left on the porch because it was too heavy to move to 
> Phoenix.  When I asked him why he and his father had made such a long, 
> rough trip (on mostly dirt or gravel roads) he told me it was a popular 
> thing for the copper miners in the Globe/Miami/Superior area to do for 
> recreation!
> 
> There is also the possibility that some meteorite hunters are still working 
> in the strewn field even though it is now illegal.
> 
> Best,
> 
> JKGwilliam
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> At 10:04 AM 6/28/2005, Walter Branch wrote:
> >Hello Everyone,
> >
> >Would someone please tell me where all the Canyon Diablo is coming from?  I
> >used to not see as much Canyon Diablo but now I see kg upon kg on ebay and
> >sites.  I presume plenty was available the Tucson show.
> >
> >I mean, has some hoard or hidden cache been found?
> >
> >-Walter Branch
> >
> >
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