[meteorite-list] Cat Mountain on Ebay

[wahlperry at aol.com]

Hi Carl,

These are truly amazing finds. This is a great example to everyone that 
if one meteorite is found return and check for more pieces. Who knows, 
you may find something from a different fall.  The number one key is to 
spend time in the field and to have fun!

Sonny


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From: cdtucson <cdtucson at cox.net>
To: meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>; wahlperry 
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Sent: Fri, Aug 19, 2011 3:00 am
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Cat Mountain on Ebay


Sonny,This is interesting because the seller and finder are also the 
original finders of Snyder Hill back in 1995. They also found a pecan 
sized cat MT I was never aware of that Bob Haag never got added to the 
official record.I also had no idea they were the finders of this new 
Cat MT find until now but, I actually took them to the Cat MT 
strewnfield back in 1995 and I was with them when they originally found 
Snyder Hill.It was interesting because Mike Holden and Jerome Johnson  
found the first half of Snyder Hill and the very next day Dave found 
the other half on the opposite side of the hill. It seems it had struck 
the hill and each half went it's own direction. They were later 
reunited and they fit perfectly back together.Bob Haag has said it a 
million times. "Go back and search where meteorites have been found 
before". It worked again. I talked to Dave tonight for the first time 
since 1995 and he told me he had not ever been back since his first 
find until this past March when he found this latest Cat MT. 001. This 
story has another interesting twist to it. Back then everyone was 
worried about ownership. For this reason everyone was afraid to mention 
find locations. There was no Met-list to ask questions. Only rumors. 
Long story short  the true find location of Snyder Hill was eventually 
correctly documented and named appropriately. Tonight Dave said he went 
back to the hill because that is the only place he had ever found a 
meteorite and low and behold he found another of the holy grail of all 
impact melt breccias. A new Cat MT itself. He says he sold it  to Ruben 
for a pile of money and some nice meteorites were thrown in on the 
deal. So, looks like Dave finds meteorites every time he hunts. Even if 
they were 16 years apart. Great job Dave.Carl--                         
                                     "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb 
voting on what to have for dinner. Liberty is a well-armed lamb 
contesting the vote".    ---- wahlperry at aol.com wrote: > Hi List,> > 
Cat Mountain for sale on Ebay.> > 
http://cgi.ebay.com/Cat-Mountian-meteorite-001-/330599015532?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4cf93ca46c> 
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