[meteorite-list] Rare Stony-Iron Meteorite Kept In Missouri Garage For Two Years

From: Matson, Robert <ROBERT.D.MATSON_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:54:06 2004
Message-ID: <AF564D2B9D91D411B9FE00508BF1C8698E5A0A_at_US-Torrance.mail.saic.com>

> MARYVILLE - One of the rarest types of meteorites, which
> may date back 4.5 billion years, was kept in a Missouri garage
> for about two years before a student brought it in to a
> geology teacher at Northwest Missouri State.

...

> "I said, 'Oh my gosh, a stony-iron meteorite,' " Rohs said.
> Rohs took it to a University of Kansas professor, who confirmed
> her conclusions.

So the question is: pallasite or mesosiderite? --Rob
Received on Tue 19 Feb 2002 04:55:11 PM PST


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