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SaW 005   contributed by Larry Atkins, IMCA 1941   MetBul Link

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Sacramento Wash 005 (Arizona) 38.2 gram individual. H-Metal

Larry writes:
I spotted this meteorite by eye and had no idea I was looking at the biggest SaW 005 I'd ever found. While documenting the find I thought it looked a little odd though I assumed it was a typical chondrite. I was quite surprised at it's weight to size difference when I picked it up!


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Mirko Graul
 3/31/2012 5:52:33 AM		 Hi Larry, wow, what a great find !! Congratulation to this very nice piece. Best regards Mirko
larry atkins
 3/24/2012 7:38:55 PM		 Hi David, It's the biggest one to date that I've found. It's perhaps the 4th or 5th biggest of all time. I do know of 3 more that were bigger. The interesting thing is how rare this meteorite type is!
David Gonzales II
 3/24/2012 4:02:08 PM		 Neat thumbprints! Very neat to find the largest to date.
David Gonzales II
 3/24/2012 4:01:35 PM		 N
John Cabassi
 3/24/2012 9:18:01 AM		 Wow that has to be up there with the biggest
Galactic Stone
 3/24/2012 8:49:18 AM		 Very nice!
 

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