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Silver Bell   contributed by Paul Swartz, IMCA 5204   MetBul Link


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Approximately 60 x 70 x 80 mm.   Iron, IIAB

TKW 5.1 kg. Fall not observed. Found 1939, northwest of Tucson, Arizona, USA.



 


Paul writes:
I went to the Osiris-Rex open house yesterday at the University of Arizona Kuiper Space Center and visited the Flandrau Planetarium afterwards. They have a pretty good meteorite collection on display in the basement, along with lots of minerals. This is one of the specimens on display.


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 8/28/2016 9:39:50 PM		 I had only seen a couple tiny part-slices. Glad to finally see what the whole thing looks like. Thanks.
Ben Fislet
 8/28/2016 2:31:01 PM		 A beautiful Arizona "arn".
Craig Whitford
 8/28/2016 8:26:25 AM		 Incredible specimen!! Thanks Paul for sharing it with us!!
Graham
 8/28/2016 4:52:03 AM		 Nice...yes the Flandrau basement collection is well worth a visit.... I seem to remember there were quite a few pieces there donated by hunters from the Tucson area...eg Bob Haag.
 

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