[meteorite-list] A New Fresh (looking) Arizona Meteorite

[Ruben Garcia]

Hey Gary,
You are probably right. It's just that I'm not used to finding
anything other than old meteorites on dry lake beds.

On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 1:50 PM, Gary Fujihara <fujmon at mac.com> wrote:
> Congrats Ruben on a great find!  I don't know if its from the same fall as
> Jack's discovery but it seems like a lot of oxidation for only a few months
> of terrestrial time.
>
> gary
>
> On Oct 18, 2009, at 10:04 AM, Ruben Garcia wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>> Just returned from another successful Arizona meteorite hunt. This
>> time I returned with a beautiful fresh (looking) 33 gram chondrite
>> from just south of Tucson. I searched all the next day and found no
>> other stones.
>>
>> Here's my question. From the looks of this stone it hasn't been on the
>> ground very long. I wonder is it possible it could be from the June
>> fall that our good friend Jack Schrader discovered? Considering the
>> rains that came after that fall it could have started to get rust
>> spots - like this one shows.
>>
>> Take a look and see what you think.
>>
>> http://www.mr-meteorite.net/justbeforedark.htm
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Ruben Garcia
>> http://www.Mr-Meteorite.Net
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> Gary Fujihara
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