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Sericho   contributed by David Pensenstadler   MetBul Link


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172.8 grams.   Pallasite

TKW 2.8 tons. Fall not observed. Found 2017 in Kenya.

From the MetBul:
In 2016, two brothers were searching for their camels and came across several large, dense stones west of the village of Habaswein and south of Sericho, Kenya. There are no rocks in this area, so they decided they were meteorites. They spent several weeks collecting them with engine hoists and moving them to their homes in Habaswein. Though recognized as meteorites in 2016, the masses had been known to camel-herders for decades. One village elder said that as a child, he and his brothers would play on top of the stones.

 


David writes:
Purchased from Bruno Fectay. This piece is starting to fall apart. Anyone else having problems with Sericho?


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Enrico Hoff
 9/16/2018 4:33:24 AM		 My 1300 g Sericho by Bruno Fectay also rusts! 100 pieces small / 5 kg in found condition are stable
Anne Black
 9/15/2018 12:23:58 PM		 I have an end-cut, no problem. (Yes, I got it from Mike). ;-)
Jim Strope
 9/15/2018 11:40:31 AM		 I haven't had any problems with any of my slices or individuals. However, they were surface finds.
Michael Farmer
 9/15/2018 10:11:26 AM		 You bought the cheap low-quality sericho.
Graham Macleod
 9/15/2018 6:26:59 AM		 A beautiful specimen David, I hope you will be able to stabilize it and enjoy it for many years to come.
 

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