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2021 Fall Date Project

The MPOD Caretakers want to present meteorite falls on their fall dates. For example, Sikhote Aline on 12 February.

This Project will not dip into the MPOD archives so the Caretakers will appreciate anything you can contribute.

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Golden Rule   contributed by Twink Monrad, IMCA 9454   MetBul Link


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Photos by Chris Monrad.   Copyright (c) Chris Monrad.
7 x 9 cm.   L5

TKW 798 grams. Fall not observed. Found 6 February 1999, Mohave County, AZ, USA.

 


Twink writes:
I found this on a Gold Basin expedition with Jim Kriegh. Right after we returned to Tucson he cut the back side off and my son took the photos.

I was super exhausted on my way back to Jim’s SUV and when I saw this I picked it up. I thought it was just a black rock at first, since all of the Gold Basins were that orange-brown color. I put it against the magnet on my pick and it fell off, so I figured not attracted - not a meteorite, and almost threw it away. Then I looked at it again, HELD it against magnet and realized that the reason it had fallen to the ground the first time was that it was SO HEAVY. Luckily I then realized it was probably a different meteorite from a newer fall since it was still dark.
 


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jimi shorten
 10/17/2021 10:23:33 AM		 Wow, very nice find Twink... *3
Bill Wetzel
 10/17/2021 2:20:45 AM		 Hi Twink, ready to sell?
Bill Wetzel
 10/16/2021 11:15:58 PM		 Hi Twink, ready to sell?
Mike Murray
 10/16/2021 8:06:04 AM		 There it is! Beautiful!
Bill Wetzel
 10/15/2021 10:52:16 PM		 Hi Twink, ready to sell?
Anne Black
 10/15/2021 4:26:57 PM		 Another "golden" one. Thank you Twink.
Bernd Pauli
 10/15/2021 5:50:49 AM		 4.3 + 2 + 0.1 grams of this accidental find in my collection - a gift from Twink- Thank you, Twink!
Andi Koppelt
 10/15/2021 4:41:05 AM		 Nice find, Twink. Congrats! :-)
 

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