[meteorite-list] Big is beatuful - Morasko

From: Matthias Bärmann <majbaermann_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri Oct 27 11:57:41 2006
Message-ID: <000d01c6f9e0$9df6b720$0200a8c0_at_ibmtp23>

Hey, go on, Marcin! Probably it's a big, big diamond, hidden in your
Morasko, which destroyed the blades.

Matthias

----- Original Message -----
From: "PolandMET" <marcin_at_polandmet.com>
To: <Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 5:45 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Big is beatuful - Morasko


> Hi
> I forgot to say last news.
> Actualy main mass of Morasko increased from around 80kg to around 200kg
> This year was discovered inside crater a large, single specimen. Specimen
> was placed on scale that have limit of 130kg and scale was broken, so
> suspicious weight must be around 200kg.
>
> http://republika.pl/jotde/meteoryty/METEORYT.htm
> Specimen will be on cover of next Meteoryt magazine, polish edition of
> Meteorite magazine.
> Last photo on page show this Morasko specimen. Click on it to download
> short PDF with magazine cover and first page in full size for better view.
>
> TKW of morasko must be now around 1.5 tons, maybe up to 2 tons. And there
> are still specimens in the ground. Who knows what a monster still sit into
> these craters. Unfortunatelly, craters are protected and specimen was
> found by University members with special permission.
>
> What meteorite is the biggest in europe ? Lets exclude Muonionalusta.
> There was found not long time ago silicated iron around 500kg if Im
> correct. Anything else big enough?
>
> I only hope they will not get idea about cutting this specimen.
> My damn morasko murdered tooday 4 band saws when we tryed to cut 2 slices.
> It go nice into 80% of specimen and then bummm, band saw destroyed. New
> one was dull in 60 seconds, next one dull and broken. Horror. And finally
> there was nothing except some shraibersyte and troilite inclusion.
> I have enough for tooday :(
>
> -----[ MARCIN CIMALA ]-----[ I.M.C.A.#3667 ]-----
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