[meteorite-list] A Bunch of Irregular Stones I Found (+How I Think They May Have Originated)

[wahlperry at aol.com]

Hi Adam and List,

While I agree there can be some confusion on identifying meteorites and 
meteor wrongs I would like to make a comment on your Easter Egg Hunt 
post.

>I call this this Easter Egg hunt syndrome.  A lot of people believe 
meteorites
>are lying around everywhere just ready to be picked up like Easter 
Eggs on a
>child's hunt.

Some of you will find this hard to believe. I call this the EEYORE 
syndrome. As you probably know Eeyore is the delightfully dismal 
pessimistic Donkey on
Winnie the Pooh.

If you had been along on the Buzzard Coulee or Yelland meteorite hunts 
you would understand that indeed there are cases when meteorites are 
literally laying everywhere. It just takes some time and dedicated 
hunting to find them. When McCartney Taylor and I got to Buzzard Coulee 
and located the strewnfield we could not believe our eyes. The 
meteorites were everywhere! Hell, Ray Charles could have found some! It 
really was an amazing sight and felt like an Easter Egg Hunt. Believe 
me, if I had an Easter basket I could have filled it.

> Then they can cash them in for huge amounts just like seen on
>TV.

I imagine the same can be said for meteorites sold on EBay or any other 
public forum. I recently saw an ad on my Local CBS news advertising the 
worlds largest NWA
Lunar meteorite for sale. The report said it was locked in a safe and 
guarded 24 hours a day. I would assume this would convey the message 
that this meteorite is very valuable. Correct me if I am wrong. I think 
this may have been one of your meteorites for sale.

In regards to Peter's finds;
I know that sometimes it is difficult for someone who has found a 
meteor wrong to accept  the fact that the stone that they are sure is a 
meteorite is a meteorwrong.
At this point it is often difficult to convince them otherwise.  I 
generally refer them to an expert at a respected University. I also 
believe that there are many experts right here on the List and I 
personally would trust their opinions 100%.

Sonny



-----Original Message-----
From: Adam Hupe <raremeteorites at yahoo.com>
To: Adam <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Sat, Mar 23, 2013 7:27 am
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] A Bunch of Irregular Stones I Found (+How 
I Think They May Have Originated)


I call this this Easter Egg hunt syndrome.  A lot of people believe 
meteorites
are lying around everywhere just ready to be picked up like Easter Eggs 
on a
child's hunt.  Then they can cash them in for huge amounts just like 
seen on
TV.  In reality, even on a fall, it may be several hundred hours 
between finds.


Adam
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