[meteorite-list] Stump Spring dense collection area (was Thank you List and MetSocCom)

Tue Apr 26 01:19:24 EDT 2011

Hi All,

Maybe I can help clear up a few of your questions. I originally 
discovered the Stump Springs dense collection area back in 2002. After 
confirmation from two different Institutes that indeed I had found a 
dense collection area, I reserved numbers and the name Stump Springs. 
Somehow it ended it up dropping the S on the end. Regardless, the name 
and numbers were reserved back in 2003. This area is far from ordinary. 
So far I have discovered H's, L's, LL's, some with breccia, impact melt 
veins, etc.. All of this information will be released at a later date. 
I invited some of my close hunting friends to hunt the field back in 
the 2003 with the understanding their finds would be recognized and 
they would be named as the finder once this went to the Bulletin. Their 
names have been included with their provisional numbers so they get 
full recognition and they will be included in the final write up. These 
individuals had no trouble waiting and keeping things confidential 
until all field work is done. I informed Guido back in 2010 (when we 
went to hunt my area) that I had been working closely with a University 
who is doing a study on the area and that I had no intention of 
releasing the data before fieldwork was done.

It seems certain individuals decided not to wait for the field work and 
paperwork to be completed and went off to get their own classification 
and name. Since this stone was discovered within my dense collection 
area and pairs with  other stones from the dense collection area it was 
given number 083. These numbers are assigned to the meteorites as they 
are found (chronological order) to avoid any confusion. I have 
photographed  (in situ) and numbered  every find to provide useful data 
to the University I am working with. I was contacted by an individual 
who felt SS 083 should be SS 001 due to it's size "the mothership of 
all finds in the area" and that all of the finds that I had made over 
the past 8 years would receive number 2 and so on.  I stated that I 
felt this was unfair since I had found 82 other stones in this dense 
collection area and some were paired to number 083. Even though this 
stone was found within a recognized dense collection area attempts were 
made to change the name. I am pleased to see that this find was given 
the proper recognition that it rightly deserves SS 083 rather than 
Spanish Trails or Stump Spring 001, etc..

Since the Smithsonian did the original classification on one of the 
first stones I discovered at Stump Springs I decided to donate my half 
of SS 083 to them. I have donated other meteorites to the University 
who has taken on the large task of classifying and collecting data on 
this dense collection area. They have been very generous and patient 
with me. I would like to offer a personal thanks to all of those 
involved. Thank you for your professionalism.

I hope this answers all of your questions. If you would like to see 
pictures follow this link below.

http://www.nevadameteorites.com/nevadameteorites/Nevada_6.8_Kg_meteorite_donated_to_the_Smithsonian_national_Museum_of_Natural_History_by_Ralph_Sonny_Clary.html

Sincerely,

Sonny

www.nevadameteorites.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Count Deiro <countdeiro at earthlink.net>
To: meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Mon, Apr 25, 2011 3:58 pm
Subject: [meteorite-list] Thank you List and MetSocCom

If this is a repost..I'n sorry.I want to thank everyone on and off List 
for the many congratulations. A correction to the Bulletin. The Stump 
Springs main mass is held by myself and the Smithsonian. Sonny Clary 
donated the half that he acquired from me to the Institution last 
year.. There are no other "Stump Springs" meteorites in the Bulletin. 
And, I'm informed this LL6 is unique The number 83 is because 82 
numbers were reserved by Sonny. How you do do this isn't quite clear to 
meto any meteorites Sonny has found in this location, and he has found 
quite a few, as did Jim Krieg and other hunters. Sonny told me those he 
located in his strewn field were "H's". Greg Hupe found a different 
classification chondrite less than half a mile from my find a few 
months ago while accompanied by myself and Adam.. So, there are 
probably at least three different classifications that have fallen in 
this strewn field and close proximity. Stump Springs 83 is the largest 
intact chondrite found so far in Nevada. If you would like to see a 
photo of how I prepped and mounted it, the link is below. It's mounted 
upright as I first saw it. I used hot distilled water and a stainless 
brush followed by a soak in 98% alcohol and a bake in the oven. The way 
it's depicted hides the fact it was cut in half. It still shows some 
fusion crust even though it's terrestrial age is probably tens of 
thousands of 
years.http://s797.photobucket.com/albums/yy258/Aitmuseum/?action=view¤t=P
8230085.jpgBest personal regards to all and I am very happy that my 
first find got recognized. Thanks to Ted Bunch and all at the Met Soc 
Committee too.Count DeiroIMCA 3536  
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