John B. Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Hi All I've found several oriented stones in Gold Basin . They are pretty beat up though. One I found is Hualapai Wash 026 which was an H5 chondrite in 3 pieces . I only got to keep 2 of those pieces the other went to science. Well here are some pix of the King Tut L5 and a Gold Basin stone that are oriented. Both have ablation bubbling on the back side. The King Tut was aged at +or - 200 years old Terrestrial age. Well here's some pictures. Happy Huntin John B. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drillerdave Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Hi John, what does orientated actually mean in terms of meteorites? How can you tell these are orientated? Great to see you on the forum again. thanks, Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikestang Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Oriented means they achieved a stable position while passing through the atmosphere so that one side took the brunt of the atmospheric friction. The shield shapes shown here are classic oriented meteorite shapes, where the dome face is the portion that was taking most of the hit. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B. Posted January 26, 2022 Author Share Posted January 26, 2022 Hi Guys Thanks Mike you said it more eloquently than I could !! Nice to here from you Dave . Happy Huntin John B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drillerdave Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Thanks Mike and John. That’s kinda how I figured it. Cool. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkSilicate Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 John, How did the name King Tut came to be for that stone? Curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billyazprospector Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Great Stones! I'll guess... Named after the king tut mine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkSilicate Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 "Named after the king tut mine?" okay. Savvy now. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B. Posted January 28, 2022 Author Share Posted January 28, 2022 Hi Guys Well it was named after me, no it was named after the King Tut Mine .For those who have never been there it is a giant dirt pile and visible for miles. We used to store our trailers at the Meadview RV park. While charging up the batteries I'd nugget hunt for a couple of hours across the highway below the mine. That trip Dr. David Kring was coming up. I had found it but I didn't think it was a meteorite. It looked like someone had melted black sand or ?? I was filing on it when David arrived. He immediately recognized it and took it away from me. Happy Huntin John B. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkSilicate Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 (edited) John, don't worry about spelling, I hadn't even noticed. For me, just being able to communicate with you even if for a little bit is certainly an honor on my part. I didn't know who you were at first but since figured it out. You are a legend to me as is Twink and all those from the early years of Gold Basin. I certainly feel bad that you got into trouble with the law in Oman at what I can only imagine had to be a lot of expense to you and your associates at the time. I have to say though, if it wasn't for people like yourself that were willing to travel to other countries in order to bring back specimens we might not otherwise ever get to see, the meteorite community would have missed out on a lot. So thank you for all you did and all you endured to do that. I visited briefly with Mike Farmer on just such a trip he made that didn't go well. And there have been other great meteorite hunters/dealers that have made sacrifices likewise. I appreciate the efforts for sure. Edited January 28, 2022 by DarkSilicate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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