[meteorite-list] Fw: Iowa 'meteorite' (?) from 1895?

From: Marco Langbroek <marco.langbroek_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:52:19 2004
Message-ID: <001501c24a00$58b97600$50e181d4_at_latitude>

Dear list,

I received the e-mail below from a mr Robert Paine asking for info on a
possible meteorite fall in Iowa in 1895. There is no such fall in the blue
book, but maybe someone on this list has a hunch?

- Marco

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Paine" <rpaine_at_vom.com>
To: <meteorites_at_dmsweb.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 5:26 PM
Subject: Meteorites testing and cataloging


> Hello: My hobby is family history
>
> While doing family history research I came across a diary entry claiming
> an 1895 Meteorite impact on a family farm in northern Iowa, USA. The
> Meteorite is described, as the size of a hog (pig) and that it required
> a team of 2 horses to drag it to the house. It was reported to have had
> fingers of melted stone that flowed from one end toward the center, the
> Meteorite was not as hard as granite and the kids broke off the stone
> fingers as souvenirs.
>
> The Meteorite was later donated to Ames College, now Iowa State
> University, USA. A year ago I emailed Iowa State in a desire to learn
> more, I have never received a response.
>
> Could you forward this to any groups involved in the testing or
> cataloging of Meteorites or impacts. I would think a Meteorite of couple
> few hundred pounds could use some modern testing, should be of interest
> to someone.
>
> Anyone interested or following up on this please contact me. I would
> like to know more about it and learn the end results.
>
> Robert C Paine
> 444 San Ramon Dr
> Sonoma, CA 95476
> "Bob" RPaine_at_vom.com
>
>
>
Received on Thu 22 Aug 2002 01:19:59 PM PDT