[meteorite-list] NPA 10-15-1974 Lexington, Nebraska Farmer Finds Meteorite

From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun Dec 19 11:53:04 2004
Message-ID: <BAY4-F95EF297E9604E98B2A606B3A10_at_phx.gbl>

Paper: The Lincoln Star
City: Lincoln, Nebraska
Date: Tuesday, October 15, 1974
Page: 16

Lexington Farmer Finds Meteorite

     Lexington (UPI) - A Lexington area farmer is trying to decide what to
do with a 25 pound meteorite found on his farm about a month ago.
     Fay Maloley, who farms 6 miles east of here, discovered the rock in a
hog pen about 150 yards from his house.
     The Nebraska agri-lab in Lexington examined a chip of the rock and
advised Maloley to forward it the University of Nebraska geology department
for further study.
     Five days later, Maloley received a phone call from James H. Gunnerson,
director of the state museum, who said the university had confirmed the
object was a meteorite. Gunnerson expressed interest in obtaining the entire
specimen for further testing and then have it displayed in the state museum.
     Prof. Robert Nelson of the university geology department said the
object was tentatively identified as an enstatite chondrite. He said it
probably came from the asteroid belt just beyond Mars and was probably 5 to
5 1/2 billion years old.
     A meteorite of any kind is a "rare find." Nelson said, adding that only
35 to 40 have been found in Nebraska. Most of them are on display in the
state museum in Lincoln.

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Sounds like a possible match with the Eagle, Nebraska meteorie, but this was
found in 1975 according to my records. If you know which meteorite, if it
was a meteorite, please e-mail me.

Clear Skies,
Mark Bostick
Received on Sun 19 Dec 2004 11:52:29 AM PST