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THE GRAYTON BEACH, FLORIDA METEORITE
Author(s) -
Povenmire Harold
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
meteoritics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1945-5100
pISSN - 0026-1114
DOI - 10.1111/j.1945-5100.1984.tb00030.x
Subject(s) - midden , apollo , archaeology , meteorite , treasure , geology , armour , astrobiology , geography , chemistry , zoology , physics , organic chemistry , layer (electronics) , biology
On October 30, 1983, two treasure hunters, Phillip W. Gibson, a government diver and former Apollo recovery team member, and John M. Green, M.D. were searching for Spanish armor in an ancient Indian midden, or trash site near Grayton Beach, Florida. Using metal detectors, they found an 11.3 kg heavy brown rock approximately one meter below the surface.