[meteorite-list] WHO IS THE BEST AND MOST SUCCESSFUL METEORITEHUNTER OUT THERE?

[michael cottingham]

What does a Moroccan stud have to do with meteorites?

Michael
On Jul 16, 2009, at 1:32 PM, Michael Farmer wrote:

> I do not consider moroccan meteorites huntin or finds unless you  
> think piles of meteorites on a house floor is hunting.
> I have more than 800 middle eastern meteorites that found in the  
> desert myself perhaps 500 kilos all in crates untouched.
> Moroccan stud is bought and not found and should be taken out of the  
> hunting equasion.
> Michael Farmer
>
> Sent from my iPhone
> Michael
>
>
> On Jul 16, 2009, at 1:28 PM, "JoshuaTreeMuseum" <joshuatreemuseum at embarqmail.com 
> > wrote:
>
>> Steve,
>>
>> Thanks for setting the record straight.  I guess I was thinking  
>> more along the lines of: who is the most famous or most popular of  
>> the current crop of meteorite hunters?  2 names immediately pop  
>> into my mind: Arnold & Farmer. I guess it's because of your Brenham  
>> publicity and The Meteorite Men that I thought you were a top  
>> contender.  I haven't done my homework on who has found what and  
>> compiled it into a statistical analysis and ranking like various  
>> people did for the West fall. Has anyone thought about doing this?  
>> I sure don't have the time, with 2 jobs and 2 children under the  
>> age of 5.  I don't think it could be done, except for number of  
>> meteorites officially classified.  How many hunters are sitting on  
>> how many unclassified finds? And how do you define "find"?  Does it  
>> count if you find meteorites at yard sales or Moroccan markets?  I  
>> think a list of lifetime classifications would be a good starting  
>> point in determining the current Champion of the World.
>>
>> Phil Whitmer
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