[meteorite-list] Gold Basin

[Larry Atkins]

Hi Mike,

These new meteorite finds may finally resolve a long debated issue. Bob 
V. directed me to this paper and you should give it a read.

http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2005/pdf/2352.pdf


Sincerely,
Larry Atkins
 
IMCA # 1941
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-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Farmer <mike at meteoriteguy.com>
To: Gmail <mendy.ouzillou at gmail.com>
Cc: Larry Atkins <thetoprok at aol.com>; meteorite-list 
<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thu, Feb 26, 2015 12:35 pm
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Gold Basin


I'm confused since Gold Basin is an L4.Michael Farmer> On Feb 26, 2015, 
at 10:59 AM, Gmail via Meteorite-list 
<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:> > Very, very well done!> 
 > Congrats to Joe and thank you both for showing us that what can be 
achieved when one is really committed to a pursuit. > > Mendy Ouzillou> 
 > On Feb 26, 2015, at 6:23 PM, Larry Atkins via Meteorite-list 
<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:> > Hello List,> > As you 
may have heard, there has been a major development concerning> the Gold 
Basin strewn field. Of course, it's possible this is not GB> but the 
evidence looks very promising.> > Three years ago Joe Franske ventured 
to the north side of Lake Meade in> search of the big end of Gold 
Basin. According to Joe, it took him 6> tries to get to the right 
location, but once he did, it took him only 3> hours to find a 
meteorite. This is a monumental feat to say the least.> He brought me 
in on the project last March and I take no credit for> this discovery. 
Sure, we all had an idea that the strewn field crossed> the lake, we 
all drew lines, but only one guy had the steel to go get> it done. Hats 
off to Joe.> > Joe and I have decided we are pretty much done out there 
for now. We> documented well over 100 pounds, most of which was found 
on the> south side of Jumbo Peak. Last week I extended the field 
another 5.75> miles with 2 finds on the north side of Jumbo, including> 
a 34 pound stone that was broken into many pieces. We decided to give 
you guys> some details regarding the find> locations, hence this 
message, but in return we would like to know> about> any finds you make 
so that we may continue documenting the strewn> field. Jim Kreigh, John 
Blennert and Twink Monrad did a fantastic job> documenting in the past 
and we would like to do the same. I know there> are some hunters out 
there that will not share and so be it, but most> of us are> good 
people and I would expect some cooperation for the good of the> larger 
picture. Please send your reports to me so that I can share them> with 
the scientist involved with our work.> > Joe found the first stone on 
the south side of Jumbo Peak and that is> where the majority of the 
finds were made. The area is only about a> mile wide and I highly doubt 
that defines the outer limits of the> field, however, to go farther 
east or west is difficult due to terrain.> Go onto Google earth and you 
will see the valley just south of the peak, and north of the park 
boundary,> this is where you start.> > On the north side of Jumbo Peak 
you will find most of the area too soft> for meteorite recovery. 
Decomposing granite has likely buried the> stones too deep for 
detection. In my mind it's a small miracle that I> found the 2 stones 
on that side. To put the difficulty into> perspective, we spent 36 man 
days to locate the 2 stones and out of> four hunters I was the only one 
to score. That place will hand your> butt> to you on a platter, as they 
say.> > As a side note;> If you decide to give this place a try there 
are some things to> consider. To get to the south side of Jumbo you 
will need a 4 wheel> drive and it takes about 3.5 - 4 hours once you 
leave Mesquite. There> is no phone service and the road out wants to 
eat your truck! If you> go, plan to stay for several days at least, 
it's a lot of work and> expense just for a day or two.> > If you have 
any specific questions feel free to email me.> > Good luck and fair 
sailing to all who go!> > > > > Here's the low down on the science so 
far.> > I submitted samples from my 16+ lb. stone (found March, 2014) 
to UCLA> this past summer.> It did come back L6 as can be seen below. 
Dr. Kring wants to do> more work including cosmogenics and such, on 
several different samples> to help come to a conclusion as to whether 
or not it is indeed Gold> Basin .> > When asked how I know it's GB I 
say that the classification is> consistent, they look the same in hand, 
on the exterior and the> interior, and they are in line with the 
logical progression of the> known field. Sure, it could be something 
different, but simply put,> the easiest, most obvious and logical 
answer is usually the right> answer. I'd be very, very surprised if it 
was something else.> > UCLA (Rubin, Breen)> > "received August 18, 
2014, 2 pieces, 23.7 g> L6  S4  W1> olivine: Fa 23.9±0.2 (n=15); low-Ca 
pyroxene: Fs20.3±0.3 Wo1.6±0.2> (n=12)> > plagioclase grains are 
typically 60-100 µm in size. The rock exhibits> weak mosacisim but does 
not contain maskelynite."> > > > Sincerely,> Larry Atkins> > IMCA # 
1941> Ebay alienrockfarm> > > > > 
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