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Re: Largest Meteorite?
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- From: Phil Bagnall <Phil@ticetboo.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 21:09:42 GMT
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In your message dated Tuesday 10, March 1998 you wrote :
> The largest Chinese iron mass I have in my database is the Xinjiang
> (IIIE) iron. The main mass of this little known meteorite is said to
> remain at the place of find. It was found before 1898 and weighs 28 tons
> (9.66 %Ni, 17.22 ppm.Ga, 31.5 ppm.Ge, 0.23 ppm.Ir).
>
> Regards, Bernd
Just a footnote, I believe the meteorite is more correctly known as Armanty and
its weight was 20 tons.
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Phil Bagnall
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