[meteorite-list] Living near a strewnfield

[ensoramanda]

Hi list and Steve,

Only my second post...but been following the list and collecting/hunting 
for 5 years now.

I live about 10 miles from the Barwell strewnfield in the uk...have 
spent many hours walking around and searching in hope (once with Rob 
Elliot for the making of a BBC Stardate program )  but with only a few 
small possible finds...but not convinced as our climate isnt great for 
the preservation of meteorites lying on the ground for over 40 years. I 
keep hoping that a large chunk will turn up on one of the frequent 
housing developments during excavation.

The Stardate program did confirm that I had made one find though. A 
small fragment/stone from the west coast of Ireland which I searched for 
after a fireball there in  early 2003.  Prof Mat Genge confirmed it to 
be a meteorite when we joined him later at the NHM, London later to put 
it through its paces using their SEM. (I have all the printouts)  A 
facinating day, and such a thrill when my first find was confirmed and 
telivised nationally.

I have had no luck getting any further with classification though...not 
sure what the next step is!