[meteorite-list] Geologist rates Cranbourne South strip a hotspot for scientific treasure trove of undiscovered meteorites

[Count Deiro]

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I see that Merry Old's Fleet Street reporters are as full of kidney pie as the Americans! Did Meteorite Men air in Great Britain? 

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>From: Shawn Alan via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
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>Geologist rates Cranbourne South strip a hotspot for scientific treasure
>trove of undiscovered meteorites
>
>CRANBOURNE SOUTH landowners could be sitting on a goldmine of
>undiscovered meteorites, a Devon Meadows geologist says.
>
>
>Tom Kapitany believed it was only a matter of time before more
>meteorites were unearthed as areas of Botanic Ridge were developed.
>
>The Acacia estate, being built near the intersection of Browns and Craig
>roads, was one of the hottest prospects for meteorites, Mr Kapitany
>said.
>
>Any finds could be quite valuable — scientifically and financially —
>for those lucky enough to dig them up, with prices ranging from
>$3000-$5000 a kilogram.
>
>“The area now being opened is the one closest to where the largest of
>the dozen meteorites so far found came to Earth in a shower some time
>before European settlement,” Mr Kapitany said.
>
>“I would rate it as the hottest stretch along the line stretching
>roughly from Pakenham to Pearcedale.
>
>source:
>http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/south-east/geologist-rates-cranbourne-south-strip-a-hotspot-for-scientific-treasure-trove-of-undiscovered-meteorites/news-story/8b4a01009a0ca8b6194b75c49b1c9687?nk=1c4f088419f60cbb061d14b77c60b6e7-1445972452
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