[meteorite-list] Arizona's Newest Fall

[Galactic Stone & Ironworks]

Hi Jack,

Congratulations on beating the bloodhounds to the find! :)

This is a great way to celebrate the fourth!  No export permits - in
your face Canada! ;) LOL

Are you mapping out the strewnfield and looking for other fragments?

Best regards,

MikeG


On 7/4/09, Jack Schrader <schraderj at rocketmail.com> wrote:

>

> Dear List Members,

> I have a very important announcement to make and one I am sure everyone will

> be very excited about.  Most of you have already heard the news about the

> fireball which was sighted over Southern Arizona at 9:22 pm on the evening

> of Tuesday June 23.   I would like to announce that I have recovered

> material from this fall.   I recovered a 155.6 gram stone at 6:20 pm on

> Thursday, June 25, which is 44 hours and 58 minutes after the fireball was

> sighted.   Fortunately the material recovered was recovered in an absolutely

> pristine state as the area had no monsoon season rainfall previous to my

> discovery.   I was able to very quickly zero in on the area with the help of

> numerous phone calls and eyewitness reports which were all thoroughly

> investigated with follow up visits.  With GPS, compass and notepad in hand,

> I put well over 300 miles on my vehicle in less than two days.  The area

> people were extremely excited about this event and more than willing

>  to offer whatever information they had about the sighting.   I was born and

> raised in this part of Arizona and my intimate knowledge of the country, the

> terrain, the trails and back roads has proved invaluable in my search.

>

> I have sent a photo to Michael Johnson and requested he post it on Rocks

> from Space Picture of the Day for July 4.

>

> I would like to also take this opportunity to extend my very best wishes to

> each and every one of you for a very pleasant holiday.  Happy 4th of July!

>

> Jack Schrader

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