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Gressk   contributed by Anne Black, IMCA 2356   MetBul Link

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  Iron, IIAB

TKW 303 kg. Fall not observed. Found 1955, south of Minsk Belarus.



 


Anne writes:
Hexahedrite. Cut from ASU specimen #664.

Mass of 303kg found while plowing on a collective farm near Minsk. Was sent to be melted with other scrap iron but was noticed by the manager who sent it to the Academy of Sciences in Minsk where it was recognized as a meteorite.


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Anne Black
 11/3/2015 6:10:48 PM		 Thank you! Yes, a meteorite just like I like them, great history and great provenance.
Ian Macleod
 11/3/2015 5:32:11 AM		 Werry nice Comrade
Herbert
 11/3/2015 4:57:55 AM		 A cool piece of scrap, indeed! :)
Graham Macleod
 11/3/2015 3:59:27 AM		 I am really glad that someone bothered to check on this before melting it :) It is a cool meteorite Anne.
 

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