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Mystery Stone Revealed

April 1, 2012

Mystery Stone Revealed

I left you all hanging a couple issues ago regarding a meteorite I bought at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show. Well, I am ready to tell all now that it is done being classified. It was a strange stone, with a very weird looking outside surface. It was a funny color and not very [...]

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Spring Clean Up, Well Sort Of

March 1, 2012

Spring Clean Up, Well Sort Of

Not to dispute the old saying, that time flies. But, it just moves along. It is we that have a changing perception from day to day or year to year. But, time itself passes at a constant rate. Unless, I am badly mistaken this is the last month of year ten of Meteorite Times. I [...]

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Tucson Gem and Mineral Show 2012

February 1, 2012

Tucson Gem and Mineral Show 2012

Tucson Gem and Mineral Show 2012 was my 20th show. I think it will turn out to be one of the most memorable of all my visits to Tucson. We changed a little from the norm by attending the week before all the big meteorite celebrations. Even before leaving for the trip we were thinking [...]

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January 1, 2012

Tucson Gem Show Memories

In a few days it will again be time for the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show. I will be off to find treasures from beyond the Earth. If memory serves correctly this will be my twentieth Tucson Gem Show. Often I have used the January issue of my article as a time to remember the [...]

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Alamo Breccia 2011

December 1, 2011

Alamo Breccia 2011

As I write this I am hoping I will have enough new material to offer from our second visit to the Alamo BrecciaIn contrast to conglomerates which are rocks made of varying sizes of round cobbles. Breccias are rocks made of angular chunks of rocks. Breccias made of one type of rock pieces are called [...]

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The Diary of a Meteorite Hunting Trip

November 1, 2011

The Diary of a Meteorite Hunting Trip

After a couple weeks of exchanging emails between the three of us a basic plan for vacation has begun to emerge. We do not leave for another few days but for me today and tomorrow are the last days off from work to prepare. I have my list made and I have gotten a few [...]

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Meteorites at the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles

October 1, 2011

Meteorites at the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles

The last time I had been to the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles was about 30 years ago. My wife and I have been trying to take our grandchildren and their parents on some outings during the summer. When the new Dinosaur Exhibit opened at the museum we thought that would be fun. So [...]

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Unclassified Beauty

September 1, 2011

Unclassified Beauty

Middle of the summer is always the time when we stay home and avoid the heat of the dessert. But, have no fear we will get back out and hunting in the fallThe recovered meteorites of an event that was seen by eye witnesses.. So I have been spending a lot of time cutting meteorites [...]

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Tektite Testing Revisited

August 1, 2011

Tektite Testing Revisited

At least a couple times a year I receive specimens from someone who thinks they have found tektites at a new location. Often it is somewhere in Arizona or Utah. So this month we are reviewing the differences between tektites and other natural glasses. Sometimes the finders have some knowledge of locations where non tektites [...]

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Unclassified Meteorites

July 1, 2011

Unclassified Meteorites

I have for many years had an up-to-date database of my officially recognized meteorites. And I maintain that very carefully adding each new acquisition as soon as possible after it arrives. However, I have not done so with my unclassified meteorites. I have painted identification information on many of them. It is a code that [...]

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Garage Make Over

June 1, 2011

Garage Make Over

This month I undertake a long postponed task of getting my lapidary workshop organized. I had to move the large saw from my father’s garage to my garage. It seemed like a great time to begin getting the other equipment set up and placed permanently. The last time the vibrating lap was up and running [...]

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The Real Rocks at Reality Rocks

May 1, 2011

The Real Rocks at Reality Rocks

In general, I am about as far from being a reality TV fan as a person can get. I watch mostly the channels on history and science and my sci-fi movies of course and that is it. Ask me about the news and I can barely tell you a thing about what is going on [...]

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Surprises In Unclassified Meteorites

April 1, 2011

Surprises In Unclassified Meteorites

Even with the diminishing supply of nice unclassified NWA material showing up at Tucson year by year I was able to find some pretty nice stones at the last show. I thought that this month you might be interested in seeing what these mystery stones turned out to look like when I got them home [...]

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Meteorite Hunting Book Review

March 1, 2011

Meteorite Hunting Book Review

I have done book reviews before. Usually the only characters in the books are meteorites or tektites. In this case Meteorite Hunting How To Find Treasure From Space I know almost every character mentioned in the book. That made it very special for me, but by the end of the reading it was clear that [...]

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Tucson Show 2011 Recap

February 1, 2011

Tucson Show 2011 Recap

Well another Tucson Gem and Mineral Show has come and gone. I went this year with a lot of other concerns on my personal plate. But, it turned out to be a great time for me and I was for the most part able to forget the other stuff for a few days. Paul and [...]

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