Thumrayt 001 Pallasite is now official
Posted January 18th, 2008 by Admin
Michael wrote >>This is good news, the Pallasite I found last year is now approved. It is called Thumrayt 001. It is the only Pallasite ever found in Oman, among the thousands of meteorites found.
Those of you who bought pieces, I am glad to now get you the official information.
http://tin.er.usgs.gov/meteor/metbull.php?sea=&sfor=names&ants=&falls=&stype=&lrec=50&map=ge&browse=&country=All&srt=&categ=Pallasites&mblist=93&phot=&snew=0&pnt=&code=45958
That is outstanding news, Mike. The ONLY of anything from Oman is special, the only pallasite is outstanding. Unfortunately I didn't get a piece. Did you purchase of find it?
Jerry, I found the meteorite myself and my parter and I later found more pieces with two weeks of searching. To find a new Pallasite as a cold find is a feeling I can't describe. Over 2000 meteorites known from Oman and this was the only pallasite ever found there. It was a great day. I have more pieces, and will display great slices at the Tucson show.
Michael
Congratulations Mike. Everyone has to be as impressed by your continued
progress toward the western hemisphere's Meteorite Hunter unparalleled
across the world as am I. How on earth do you keep it together. Success
breeds success and success is satisfacion and motivation in itself.
Jerry
Mike, I have loaded Meteorite Database in my Google Earth and I have entered
coordinates of this new pallasite (17° 35'N, 54° 21'E). But GE show that
find place is located in center of nowhere, close to small town in a higly
sandy area that looks like dry river bed. Its strange, maybe they make any
error in the coordinates ? Marcin