IMCA Insights
The Mysterious Hico Structure, Hamilton-Erath Counties, Texas
Paul V. Heinrich Louisiana Geological Survey Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Within Texas, credible proposals have been made for the extraterrestrial impact origin of six geological structures. Convincing cases have been made for three of these structures, i.e. Marquez structure (Leon County), Odessa crater (Ector County), and Sierra Madera (Pecos County), of being of impact origin (Gibson 1990;
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Sixth Annual IMCA Dinner In Tucson
This year’s sixth annual IMCA dinner was held at el Charro Mexican Restaurant in downtown Tucson. We reserved the restaurant’s entire patio and although it was a little chilly, it was a good fit for us. Well, kind of. The dinner has become so popular that the number of guests outgrew the seating capacity of the patio before we even
IMCA Insights – December 2011
IMCA Insights – December 2011 The COMETS COlorado METeorites Society by Anne M. Black What better way to introduce the COMETS club, of which I am a member, than to use their own website: www.peaktopeak.com/comets Our History …as briefly told by Fred Hall, a founding member… “I met Anne Black and Mike Jensen at a restaurant for breakfast before I
IMCA Insights – November 2011
IMCA Insights – November 2011 Arizona State University’s Center for Meteorite Studies Is 50 years old! by Anne M. Black The year was 1961, and it all began with Dr. Carleton Moore and Harvey H. Nininger. Dr. Carleton Moore, circa 1965 (Photo courtesy of ASU) Arizona State College was now Arizona State University, and with the name change came the
Remembering Ron Hartman, by Dorothy Norton & Anne Black
IMCA Insights – October 2011 Remembering Ron Hartman, by Dorothy Norton & Anne Black Ron Hartman Many people in the meteorite community knew Ron as a collector and dealer. Some recall that he was gentle, patient and a generous mentor, always willing to answer a question or help solve a problem. Not everyone knows that he was also very funny.
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IMCA Insights – August 2011
2011 IMCA Board Elections The snow has all melted on the Rockies. The Denver Show is just a few weeks away. Yes, it is this time of the year again, time for our Yearly Elections! And to make it absolutely sure that not one single member missed this opportunity to become a Director or to vote for their favorite candidates;
Ensisheim 2011
From: JMMasson, France, (First visit to Ensisheim). Hello, I have so many “best” memories of the Show, but I will name 3 above all: First: meeting a grand lady of 57 kilos; despite its age and its oh-so-well known story, in print everywhere, to see it in person for the first time is an astounding way to start the show.
IMCA Insights – June 2011
IMCA Insights – June 2011 A recent meteorite fall in the village of Sołtmany, Poland by Andrzej S. Pilski In a farm along a picturesque lake in the Mazurkas region of Poland, the owner woke up and opened a window, then suddenly she heard a whistling noise followed by a loud bang and crash as if the house had been
IMCA Insights – May 2011
IMCA Insights – May 2011 How it all started – Part 2 by Anne Black & Various IMCA Members In December 2010 I asked our members for input for our IMCA Insights, and a few questions that would shed light on the different backgrounds of those members who were willing to answer. I asked: How did you become interested by
IMCA Insights – March 2011
Every year, during the Annual Meeting, the Meteoritical Society chooses the winners of several different Awards, one of them being the Brian Mason Award, it rewards the best abstract submitted by a student to the Meteoritical Society’s Annual Meeting. It is of special interest to us because this award is sponsored by the International Meteorite Collectors Association and Meteorite Magazine.
IMCA Insights – February 2011
IMCA Insights – February 2011 The Morasko iron shower – a few scientific and ethical questions by Andrzej S. Pilski In recent years meteorite hunters, armed with modern metal detectors, raised Morasko to the position of the largest European iron shower. Despite those numerous finds our knowledge of the shower itself has not increased as some finders have refused to