[meteorite-list] Canadian Meteorite fall with photograph of the meteorites

From: drtanuki <drtanuki_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:38:17 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <784907.79440.qm_at_web53206.mail.re2.yahoo.com>

List,
  More about the recent meteorite fall in Alberta/Saskatchewan with a photo of some of the meteorites found. Best Regards, Dirk Ross...Tokyo

http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Alberta/2008/11/28/7571236.html

Fri, November 28, 2008
Two meteorites found south of Lloydminster
Worth $1 to $10 per gram
By SUN MEDIA

 Ellen Milley, a University of Calgary aeoscience masters student, takes a look at a meteorite that came crashing down and stuck in a pond in Buzzard Coulee in western Saskatchewan south of Lloydminster. (Jordan Verlage/Sun Media)
 
Scientists find remains of meteorite


Meteorite found

photo shown
  
 

LONE ROCK, SASK - Two small rocks embedded in the ice of a farmer's fishing pond are the first discovered fragments of the meteor that lit up the sky last week.

They were found yesterday by University of Calgary geologist Alan Hildebrand and graduate student Ellen Milley.

The pair have been scouring the area 15 km south of Lloydminster for several days, talking to witnesses and triangulating the information.

Hildebrand said the landowner, Ian Mitchell, now owns the meteorites and any more found on his land. They're worth $1 to $10 per gram. A head-sized rock could fetch up to $50,000.

 
 
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