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Steve Arnold
Steve was kind enough to let me spend a day with him searching - I took this photo after he found an 18 gram stone in the newly planted cotton field
Date: 03/06/09
Views: 368
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"Arnold Stone" - 9.2 grams
We purchased this nice looking stone from Steve's "pre-rain" inventory
Date: 01/01/00
Views: 363
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"Arnold Stone" - 9.2 grams
The back side of this full crusted baby has a lot of character - this is one of 69 stones Steve had in his final tally
Date: 01/01/00
Views: 384
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Sonny Clary
Sonny Clary gives a sign of respect while Steve Arnold calculates the path of the meteorite
Date: 04/10/09
Views: 427
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"Clary Stone" - 10.3 grams
The crust on this particular stone is really fantastic. It is so dark it is hard to capture with a photograph!
Date: 01/01/00
Views: 423
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"Clary Stone" - 10.3 grams
These stones are really beyond "fresh".
Date: 01/01/00
Views: 405
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Stan Wall
Stan spent some time in Texas looking for stones
Date: 03/06/09
Views: 437
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"Wall Slice" - 1.30 grams
Stan Wall sold us this nice little slice which has a large metal inclusion oozing to the surface
Date: 01/01/00
Views: 362
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"Wall Slice" - 1.30 grams
The back side of Stan's find has the now familiar look of a "classic Ash Creek meteorite"
Date: 01/01/00
Views: 365
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Derek Bower
Courtesy rocksfromspace.org
Date: 04/10/09
Views: 458
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"Bower Stone" - 1 gram
Front side - Derek Bower sold us this nice little crusted meteorite fragment - it looks a little bit like the head of a golf club!
Date: 04/10/09
Views: 380
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"Bower Stone" - 1 gram
The back side shows the now familiar, dark as night, black crust!
Date: 04/10/09
Views: 378
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Eddie Garcia on CNN
News 8 Austin Photographer Eddie Garcia captured the famous "fireball" image of the meteorite falling to the earth - He gained national attention by appearing on many of the major worldwide news channels - image courtesy News8Austin
Date: 04/10/09
Views: 377
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"Garcia Slice"- .66 grams
This stone was one of two presented to Eddie Garcia on April 11, 2009 - less than two months after the fall!
Date: 01/01/00
Views: 378
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"Garcia Slice"- .66 grams
The front side of the stone is polished and the back side was left in its broken, rough state
Date: 01/01/00
Views: 353
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Eddie Garcia gets samples of the Ash Creek meteorite!
Austin Planetarium Director Torvald Hessel presents Eddie Garcia with two pieces of the Ash Creek meteorite - image from video broadcast by News8Austin
Date: 04/10/09
Views: 375
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"Garcia End-cut" - .30 grams
This end cut was also presented to Eddie Garcia on April 11, 2009 - it is the other half of the set given to him during the Austin Planetarium Yuri's night celebration!
Date: 01/01/00
Views: 369
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"Garcia End-cut" - .30 grams
The crusted side of Eddie Garcia's end-cut
Date: 01/01/00
Views: 346
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Eddie Garcia
After being honored for his meteorite video, Eddie looks out into the audience which was gathered for the Yuri's Night celebration at The Belmont in downtown Austin - image from video broadcast by News8Austin
Date: 04/12/09
Views: 359
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The Garcia Meteorite Award - Five Ash Creek Hunters/Collectors Involved!
The credits: Box, wire, and cotton were obtained from Rob Wesel - one of the stones was found by Michael Cottingham - obtained directly - and the other by Mike Miller - obtained through Matt Morgan - final assembly by Russ Finney
Date: 01/01/00
Views: 391
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Eddie Garcia and Russ Finney
Eddie Garcia displays his award with meteorite collector and Austin Planetarium Board Advisor Russ Finney - A special thanks to all the hunters and dealers who worked with him to create Eddie's award!
Date: 04/12/09
Views: 380
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