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Post by Craig on Jan 3, 2012 0:26:00 GMT -5
Here are Meteor Craters and Meteorites I found that are located or found in Tennessee. I hope this Helps.
Tennessee Meteor Craters
There are three meteor craters located in Tennessee. The 3 mile Flynn Creek Structure is northwest of Cookeville, Tn. It is rather distorted due to mountain building in East Tennessee.
The Howell Structure is nearly circular about one mile in diameter and is located in Middle Tennessee noth of Fayetteville at Howell.
The biggest and best is located west of Clarksville at Cumberland City. An elliptical formation about 10 miles in diameter. It is known as the Wells Creek Basin. Wells Creek and the Cumberland River join at the north wall of the crater. These structures are remnants of the original as nearly a 1000 ft of material may have been eroded away.
Flynn Creek Crater, is a meteor crater in north central Tennessee.
Drake Creek - L6 Tennessee, USA - Fall 1827
THE LIVINGSION, OVERION COUNTY, TENNESSEE, METEORITE ...
The meteorite was found in 1937 bv Sherman Smith on his farm
A 20-pound meteorite called Babb's Mill, found in 1842 in Greene County, Tennessee.
Tazewell meteorite, Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA : Octahedrite IIICD, finest with a bandwith of only 0.045mm. Found in 1853.
A IRON METEORITE Found in C O O K E V I L L E , PUTNAM
COUNTY, TENNESSEE.
This meteorite, which was found in 1913, is evidently very old because it was badly weathered. Its weight before cutting was
2,132 grams. It is made up of broad bands of kamacite, between
which lie thin plates of tsenite. Analysis shows the percentage
composition to be mainly: nickel 6, iron 61, and iron oxide 28.
The meteorite is in the possession of Ward's Natural Science.
WHITFIELB COUNTY, GEORGIA, METEORITE IRONS.
Iron meteorite from Whitfield County, but gave no analysis.
In 1883 C. U. Shepard described a larger mass, weighing 1171b.,
from near Dalton in the same county.
In 1887 East Tennessee Meteorite.
I hope this information Helps.
Craig
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Post by rockshine on Jan 8, 2012 13:57:05 GMT -5
Craig, more information on the Whitfield County meteor can be found when it is referred to as the Cleveland (TN) meteor. The finder took it or pieces to Cleveland Tn, the closest "city", only about 10 miles away. hence the name. The actual site was probably near Cohutta, Ga. which is right on the TN-Ga border. Also, the Red Clay Council grounds are there...the last Eastern Capital of the Cherokee Nation.
But with that size fragments, one should expect to find lots of smaller chunks, I think.
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Post by Craig on Jan 9, 2012 13:58:40 GMT -5
Thank You Rockshine.
I was trying to find information for Rebecca "EarthnHands" on any impact or meteorite finds in Tennessee.
I know this information you supplied will really help her because that's the area she has been looking for information. Thanks again for your help.
Craig
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Post by earthnhands on Jan 9, 2012 18:16:53 GMT -5
wow! Thanks so much Craig! That is great info. I haven't seen the info on Tazewell or the Greene County one before. I wonder where I can research more specific info on these two....besides pouring over maps and looking for big round depressions. Thanks again, this is very much appreciated.
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Post by Craig on Jan 9, 2012 20:22:47 GMT -5
Your Very Welcome  I will also look through some old Strewnfield maps and see if I can help pin point some specific areas for you. Also, As Rockshine suggested, your best bet for finding Meteorites is where they have been found in the past. If you can find an exact locations where one has been found, chances are there are still several more. When Meteors plow through our atmosphere they breakup into hundreds of smaller pieces. Good Luck, Craig |
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Post by leonardo on Jan 10, 2012 10:25:36 GMT -5
Some of it breaks up on impact also, and you can find them with a metal detector.....
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Post by Craig on Jan 10, 2012 14:10:02 GMT -5
Absolutely Leonardo, That's actually the best way to find them. If you can find a location were they've been found before, your chances skyrocket if you can add a metal detector into the mix.
Scientist guess that about one meteorite falls per square mile every thousand years, so the older the ground is the better.
Craig
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Post by geodepat on Jan 10, 2012 20:29:21 GMT -5
I have often wondered if the area around Pine Mountain Ga. was a meteor strike. It has a very interesting topo map of the area that to me looks like something big might of hit that area way back.
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Post by rockshine on Jan 10, 2012 21:21:29 GMT -5
There's nothing like a mention of "Carolina Bays" to sidetrack one searching for verified meteor craters. Interesting hypothesis though if any one cares to google them. Be careful what you report on the forum: When I googled Cleveland Meteor, I discovered I was the first listing on the results page with my January 8 mention of the Cleveland Meteor. So I can perpetuate my self into immortal remembrance by circular reference to my reference of my reference to my reference of my reference to my reference of my reference....
Pat , I think there are many ancient craters that are so weathered or just so vast they aren't recognized.
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Post by Craig on Jan 13, 2012 0:39:08 GMT -5
Thank You Rockshine. That's crazy that it only took 2 days for the Cleveland Meteor to post. Google sure does web crawl fast.
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Post by rockshine on Jan 13, 2012 8:27:33 GMT -5
p://www.nasa.gov/topics/solarsystem/features/watchtheskies/macon.html
Although not Tennessee, this May 2011 fall caught by Nasa Cameras located at Chickamauga Georgia and Cartersville Ga at the Tellus Museum should have produced some fragments.
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Post by einherjer on Apr 3, 2012 16:28:11 GMT -5
Most of my family lives in the Wells Creek basin proper(actual creek supplied water for my grandfathers whiskey stills), I live across the river in Clarksville, Tn. But it's hard to walk near limestone in the basin and not find a shatter cone or petrified wood in the creeks around here. The afore mentioned limestone also provides very wonderful fossilized coral.
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Post by robert harness on Oct 23, 2012 22:07:05 GMT -5
I have often wondered if the area around Pine Mountain Ga. was a meteor strike. It has a very interesting topo map of the area that to me looks like something big might of hit that area way back. |
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Post by rdharness on Oct 23, 2012 22:14:57 GMT -5
I can help with the pine mtn site..I ve did a lot of research there..I grew up near the tazewell site of 1853..I found out part of it is in the American mus of natural history in NYC...and the Vatican Observatory.rdharness@yahoo.com
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Post by earthnhands on Dec 5, 2012 11:46:33 GMT -5
I can't believe this has been almost a year and I just recently made it out to one spot. Life is just very full.
I am still very much in east TN and would love to establish fact with some stories I have been told about Polk county. In my research, I found no documentation to support a meteorite falling there. But some of the geological features of those mountains seem so suspicious to me. Craig did put together a great list and some links for me, but I can't locate that anymore.
The place I visited recently is a bowl shaped depression on the top of a mountain. There are spines of rock showing on one edge of the circular rim. Wish I was a geologist so I could "read" that place better.
Rebecca
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Post by leonardo on Dec 5, 2012 18:26:00 GMT -5
Did you have the chance to check it out with a metal detector?
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Post by Raymond on Dec 7, 2013 0:39:54 GMT -5
I live in Knoxville since July. Maybe we can go hunting together for meteorites. I have a metal detector but haven't done much research for strewnfields yet. Let me know if you want some company hunting. Me and my girlfriend will also come. We have hunted Holbrook and Sutter's Mill.
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Post by TURBOJOE on Oct 31, 2016 23:11:00 GMT -5
Hi, I'm new here but an old rock hound also. Have you ever herd of the giant craters in Woodbury ,Tn.? I live on top a big hill or small mountain here and I know where there are three i have seen. They are hidden by the dense trees but they are huge. Someone said they were created by ice but I disagree. They are perfectly round. And deep not man made at all.i would like to find out how they were formed. I can't find any information about them. Not many know about them maybe 2 or 3 people including me.im going to explore the biggest one when the temperature drops. We have large rattle snakes in this area making it dangerous to do when the temperatures are warm.Im curious to what I can look for to figure out if they were formed ice or meteor. I would appreciate any tips on what to look for. I will post pictures for you later in November and maybe you can explain it.
Thank you for your forum here.
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Post by Vincelescault@yahoo.com on Jun 12, 2017 1:44:04 GMT -5
I found a meteorite in my yard about a year ago how do I have it tested it weighs about five lbs and it has all the heat ball end and streaks down the sides shocked me on how heavy it was if you want pics let me know.
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Post by Derek on Mar 5, 2021 6:28:21 GMT -5
Here are Meteor Craters and Meteorites I found that are located or found in Tennessee. I hope this Helps. Tennessee Meteor Craters There are three meteor craters located in Tennessee. The 3 mile Flynn Creek Structure is northwest of Cookeville, Tn. It is rather distorted due to mountain building in East Tennessee. The Howell Structure is nearly circular about one mile in diameter and is located in Middle Tennessee noth of Fayetteville at Howell. The biggest and best is located west of Clarksville at Cumberland City. An elliptical formation about 10 miles in diameter. It is known as the Wells Creek Basin. Wells Creek and the Cumberland River join at the north wall of the crater. These structures are remnants of the original as nearly a 1000 ft of material may have been eroded away. Flynn Creek Crater, is a meteor crater in north central Tennessee. Drake Creek - L6 Tennessee, USA - Fall 1827 THE LIVINGSION, OVERION COUNTY, TENNESSEE, METEORITE ... The meteorite was found in 1937 bv Sherman Smith on his farm A 20-pound meteorite called Babb's Mill, found in 1842 in Greene County, Tennessee. Tazewell meteorite, Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA : Octahedrite IIICD, finest with a bandwith of only 0.045mm. Found in 1853. A IRON METEORITE Found in C O O K E V I L L E , PUTNAM COUNTY, TENNESSEE. This meteorite, which was found in 1913, is evidently very old because it was badly weathered. Its weight before cutting was 2,132 grams. It is made up of broad bands of kamacite, between which lie thin plates of tsenite. Analysis shows the percentage composition to be mainly: nickel 6, iron 61, and iron oxide 28. The meteorite is in the possession of Ward's Natural Science. WHITFIELB COUNTY, GEORGIA, METEORITE IRONS. Iron meteorite from Whitfield County, but gave no analysis. In 1883 C. U. Shepard described a larger mass, weighing 1171b., from near Dalton in the same county. In 1887 East Tennessee Meteorite. I hope this information Helps. Craig .. My father passed away last November and i got all hiz things.. every little thing that man ever owned now belongs to me and I'm grateful I miss my dad and I love him dearly.. anyways he lived on Cherokee lake with his 95 year old mother and in his collection of things there's tons of arrowheads and for a while he had a metal detector and they would walk to banks in the winter when the lake was down and the fish were not active he would just look for stuff with his metal detector 16 years ago he had a massive stroke took his voice from him and paralyzed him on his right side he never walked them Lake Banks again also we never could speak again not one sentence couldn't speak it all just was gibberish so little did I know that he had all these cool relics and meteorites an arrowheads I have in my possession a chunk of iron that is a meteorite no question about it I've acid-etched a part of it and all kinds of different tests anyhow Grainger County Rutledge Tennessee area is where he lived on Cherokee Lake it was wani Village to be exact anyhow and it's right in line with the debris field from that meteor back in the day that meteor the meteor from a long time ago |
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