[meteorite-list] West, Texas --stats, etc

[Rob Wesel]

Finds = 9
Purchase = 1
Weight = 184 grams plus the Hopper Stone at 71 grams for a total return of 
255 grams

Rob Wesel
http://www.nakhladogmeteorites.com
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Woolard" <meteoritefinder at yahoo.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 8:06 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] West, Texas --stats, etc



> Hello List,

>

>  I, too, had a great time at the new West, Tx fall. My son and I arrived 

> there on Wed afternoon, Feb 18th, 3 days after the fall, and hunted all 

> day Thu-Sat, the 19-21st. This was our 1st father-son hunt and it turned 

> out very well, as we found 5 specimens, with a total weight of 270g over 

> those 3 days. ( My son beat me by a factor of about 2.5 to 1 in regard to 

> weight found!)

>

>  When we arrived home, my wife saw the beautiful stones and said she 

> wanted to go find some of them. In spite of my warning her about the tough 

> terrain and the biting, powerful winds, she still wanted to go. She had 

> been on one hunt with me 13 years ago, with no finds. So, after having to 

> let my regular job interfere with our meteorite hunting for a week, she 

> and I headed back down there for another try over Sun-Tues, 3-1-09 thru 

> 3-3-09 . We got very lucky again, as we both ended up finding one before 

> it was time to leave.

>

>  Our "find stats" for about 5 day's hunting were:

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> Total number = 7 individuals

> Total weight = 407g

>

>  I THINK my son's 133g find is PERHAPS the 5th (or so) largest stone?? 

> But this is exactly the point I was hoping to make with this post. It 

> really would be nice if everyone would post their totals as well. That 

> way, we wouldn't be guessing/estimating the total number of stones and the 

> TKW. I think everyone would be very interested to see what the true 

> numbers are.

>

>  Best wishes,

>  Robert Woolard

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