[meteorite-list] FW: Re: Kalahari Lunar

[Michael Farmer]

I have heard that this area would be nearly impossible
to find meteorites. It is clear that they are not from
that area. 
Michael Farmer
--- debfred at att.net wrote:

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>  debfred at att.net wrote:
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>  Randy and List,  Last July Chauncey Walden and I
> drove all the way around the 
> reported find location of these Kalahari Lunars.
> This part of the Central Kalahari Nature 
> Reserve (national not private) is  not a sandy
> desert like those far to the north or the Namib to
> the west. In this location is the ground is almost
> totally covered in knee high grass and scattered
> trees. We did not see any igneous rocks in this area
> in fact there are not many rocks of any type in this
> area. If I remember correctly it is part of the
> worlds largest body of sand. So any rock would look
> odd and stand out. I know it was totally different
> from what I had envisioned and hoped for. Tough area
> to hunt meteorites. Much better for photographing
> lions and cheetah. 
>  Regards, Fred Olsen, Denver
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