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3.47 grams.   H4

TKW 20 kg. Observed fall 28 December 1998, Beja, Portugal.

From the MetBul:
Many stones with a total mass probably near 20 kg were recovered along a rural path after a brilliant fireball and loud noises were observed by several people. Antonio Silva recovered the first fragments two days after the fall and, subsequently, local villagers recovered other pieces. The meteorite made an elliptical crater (60 x 30 cm, 20 cm deep), and most fragments were found within 55 m of the others.


 
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 7/17/2020 9:48:34 PM		 Ourique was my first overseas meteorite chase. I recovered 8 kilos. Including finding 3 kilograms myself. Pieces were laying everywhere when I got to the impact site. First thing I saw were fusion crusted pieces everywhere in the dirt. The people laughed at me for days sitting there in the dirt sitting the soil picking up pieces.
Paul Swartz
 7/17/2020 1:11:14 PM		 Bernd, this is an MF specimen, too.
Bernd Pauli
 7/17/2020 6:47:19 AM		 The average chondrule diameter of my 16.66 gram slice is 0.65 mm but some are as large as 1.5 mm! I got my slice from Mike Farmer back in 1999.
 

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