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Sericho   contributed by Dobrova Olga   MetBul Link


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42.4 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.

 


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Sericho without olivines


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Jansen Lyons
 10/27/2018 12:54:23 PM		 Wow, very nice Widmanstatten! I've got an endcut that is about 75% Olivine and Pyroxene with several unusual mineral inclusions. Very interesting! Thanks for the share
John Divelbiss
 10/26/2018 8:59:34 AM		 the unique fibrous appearance of the metal in the upper left of PIC 1 is similar to asbestos mineral fibers found in metamorphic rocks.
Jesper
 10/26/2018 5:31:19 AM		 This very nice slice is very olivine-poor, my specimen is very olivine-rich, about 2/3 olivine-crystals and 1/3 iron.
 

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