[meteorite-list] Craigslist meteorite ad / Cat Mountain or Cat something?

[wahlperry at aol.com]

Hi List,

I was contacted by a woman last week who said she had meteorites for 
sale. She said she bought them in Quartzsite  that they were found in 
Arizona and that they were "Arizona Meteorites". She told me she had 
acquired them from the finder.  As you all know, there have been many 
meteorites and just as many meteorwrongs found in Quartzsite so I was a 
bit skeptical. I was out of town so I had to follow up with her upon my 
return. I had to wonder if she was the same person that had visited 
Guido  with the pickup truck who had traded their 5th wheel for 
meteorites. She wanted to come to the house to show me the meteorites. 
During our phone conversation I asked if they could be NWA meteorites 
and how she knew that they were meteorites. She insisted that these 
meteorites were found in Arizona, that she had 2 types iron and 
"lighter" Stone ones. When I asked her if she knew the name of these 
meteorites she said Catskill or Cat something. I figured it was pretty 
unlikely that she had Cat Mountain meteorites and more than likely she 
just has some slag. I waited several days as I was skeptical about what 
she had. My curiosity peaked over the last few days with Guido's 
announcement of his great find.  I spoke with her over the phone and 
asked her more about the meteorites. She asked me what part of town I 
lived in. I gave her a rough area as I was not going to allow her to 
come to my home. She said "Oh I know where that is. I was out in that 
area of town a few weeks ago and sold some meteorites". She had planned 
on meeting me in a public location so I could see what she really had. 
Since then she has decided she will contact me when she is ready to 
sell. I really don't know what she has for sale (slag or true 
meteorites) but I have to say I am still curious. So it sounds like 
it's possible that a few hunters have been successful in the Cat 
Mountain area. This might be an area to hunt when it cools off. Here 
are some links to her Las Vegas Craigslist ads.

http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/bar/2466476859.html

http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/wan/2471782770.html



Sonny