157 gram total (134.3 + 22.7)
TKW 35 kg. Observed fall 20 November 2016, Aiquile, Cochabamba, Bolivia.
Stone
TGMS17 writes:
Seen at the 2017 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, Hotel Tucson City Center, room 322 (Anne Black, Impactika).
A specimen from a new fall. It's in 2 pieces (disclaimer: photo 2 is an entirely different specimen but it is similar to the 22.7 gram piece and shows essential details.)
From the Galactic Stone and Ironworks website:
On November 20, 2016, a fireball appeared in the sky over the Andes Mountains in Bolivia. The fireball exploded with multiple sonic booms that rattled windows and scared the locals who looked to the sky to see a corkscrew-shaped smoke trail. A shower of fresh meteorites fell over an area around the town of Aiquile. Local Indians recovered the black stones and the local authorities cordoned off the strewnfield soon after (fearing a risk to public health). A couple of international meteorite hunters managed to get on the ground to recover some of the meteorites before the government slammed the door shut on further recoveries. A team of scientists is now studying the meteorite and a formal classification will be forthcoming in the near future. The meteorite appears to be a brecciated ordinary chondrite.
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