Meteorite Hunter: Find Near Aquilla nets $10,000

dc.creator	Sury, Ken
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-14T17:44:41Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-14T17:44:41Z
dc.date.issued	2009-03-17
dc.identifier.uri	https://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/57234
dc.description	Print out of a news story from the Waco Tribune-Herald website on Mike Farmer a meteorite hunter who had come to the West, Texas area looking for meteorite pieces to sell, and who had purchased a 4lb piece for more than $10,000. Also includes his discussion of what he estimates is the still large field of possible finds that farmers in the area could profit from.
dc.relation	Oscar Monnig Papers (MS 124)
dc.rights	Prior written permission from TCU Special Collections required to use any document or photograph.
dc.source	Box 05, Ash Creek folder
dc.subject	Meteorite
dc.subject	Ash Creek meteorite
dc.subject	West (Tex.)
dc.subject	Farmer, Mike
dc.subject	Penelope (Tex.)
dc.subject	Birome (Tex.)
dc.subject	Hill County (Tex.)
dc.subject	Aquilla (Tex.)
dc.subject	Chondrite
dc.title	Meteorite Hunter: Find Near Aquilla nets $10,000
dc.type	Document
dc.description.transcription

Records of the Monnig Meteorite Gallery [2825]
The files are arranged alphabetically, usually according to the location of discovery of the meteorite. The files contain correspondence and research material on the meteorites in the collection.

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