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95 kilograms.

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.

 
  Pallasite

Mike writes:
Extremely fresh fusion-crusted new pallasite.

Mike Farmer, Moritz Karl and Jim Strope.


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Ben Fisler
 5/25/2017 12:53:04 PM		 Great photos Mike. Thanks for posting them.
chris U
 5/25/2017 12:24:39 PM		 WoooooooOOOWW ;-)
Jansen Lyons
 5/25/2017 10:47:53 AM		 Whoa, that's massive!! I can't imagine what the slices would look like. Awesome find guys, congrats!
Robert Woolard
 5/25/2017 9:54:48 AM		 Congrats, guys! Fantastic looking meteorite. Awesome discovery. Can't wait to see how beautiful those huge slices are going to be!
Steve Brittenham
 5/25/2017 9:49:53 AM		 Wow! It looks like it's going to produce some wonderful slices. Good luck, and as others have said, congratulations!
M Schulman
 5/25/2017 9:44:41 AM		 Super awesome. Congratulations!! Like everyone else I can't wait to see the slices.
Dirk Hohmann
 5/25/2017 7:38:14 AM		 Fantastic find!!!! Congratulations at all : ))
Bernd Pauli
 5/25/2017 5:08:32 AM		 Congratulations Mike & Co. !!!
Graham
 5/25/2017 3:27:49 AM		 Wonderful work getting this back from there.
Paul Kurimsky
 5/25/2017 2:41:43 AM		 Awesome! Can't wait to see it cut!
John Hope
 5/25/2017 2:34:51 AM		 This one has me drooling.Love to see a prepared part slice of this.Thanks Mike and Co.
 

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