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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. To reserve a date just let us know. Thank you in advance :)
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26.9 gram slice. H6 TKW 21.4 kg. Fall not observed. Found October 1999, Wheatland County, Montana, USA. Bernd writes:In October 1999, an elk hunter noticed a smooth and dark brown rock stuck in the ground. Although he had never seen a meteorite in his life he thought it must be a meteorite. He picked it up and drove back to his hunting camp. The other hunters laughed when he said he had just found a meteorite but they had to admit the stone looked rather strange. Back home he left it at the edge of a flowerbed. One day he saw a Montana Meteorite Lab poster in a restaurant that asked the question "Have you found a meteorite?" Since his strange rock had all the characteristics that the poster mentioned about real meteorites, he sent the Lab a chip of his find. Soon after he received confirmation that his stone was a genuine meteorite. My 26.8 gram slice reveals a tan, porous matrix with light and dark-colored brecciation. Tiny FeNi specks are evenly distributed throughout the polished and the unpolished surface of the meteorite. I purchased this slice from Martin Horejsi back in 2003.
In October 1999, an elk hunter noticed a smooth and dark brown rock stuck in the ground. Although he had never seen a meteorite in his life he thought it must be a meteorite. He picked it up and drove back to his hunting camp. The other hunters laughed when he said he had just found a meteorite but they had to admit the stone looked rather strange. Back home he left it at the edge of a flowerbed. One day he saw a Montana Meteorite Lab poster in a restaurant that asked the question "Have you found a meteorite?" Since his strange rock had all the characteristics that the poster mentioned about real meteorites, he sent the Lab a chip of his find. Soon after he received confirmation that his stone was a genuine meteorite. My 26.8 gram slice reveals a tan, porous matrix with light and dark-colored brecciation. Tiny FeNi specks are evenly distributed throughout the polished and the unpolished surface of the meteorite. I purchased this slice from Martin Horejsi back in 2003.
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