[meteorite-list] Meteorites in Maine Web Page (Maine Geological Survey)

[Paul H.]

The web page that the Maine Geological Survey has on Maine 
meteorites is "Meteorites in Maine: Is the sky falling???" at:
http://www.maine.gov/doc/nrimc/mgs/explore/minerals/sites/mar99.htm

This web page states:

"Though many meteorites probably have landed in Maine, only 5 
have been found and authenticated and described in the scientific 
literature, and portions of each are preserved in museum collections."

Nowhere in this web page is there any mention of meteorites
being found by lobstermen as described in previous posts,
which started with:

http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/meteorite-list/2010-September/069269.html

I am a little skeptical of such finds without seeing some documentation
because last year, a person call me and another geologist to tell us
that he had hauled up a 3-foot in diameter "meteorite" from the
bottom of the the Gulf of Mexico off of Terrebonne Island, Terrebonne 
Parish, Louisiana while fishing. Anyway he brought over to my 
office in the back of his minivan. It turned out to be a well rounded 
boulder of granite gneiss. I still wonder how a 3-foot in diameter 
nicely rounded boulder of granite gneiss ended up on the bottom 
of the Gulf of Mexico.

Best wishes,

Paul