[meteorite-list] Gibeon Shrapnel

From: Ryan Darby <RDarby_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:00:06 2004
Message-ID: <1DB1004DCA10D61189740008C7861C7F3027E9_at_exch.norplats.local>

I read today that the Silkote Alin fall had pieces of what were essentially
shrapnel, from the iron that fell.

On the weekend I bought a few pieces of Gibeon, from a guy who had been in
Namibia (I'm in SA so it's close). These are bits straight out of the
ground. One has a sharp blade of metal coming off it, like it has been
ripped. Nothing like a nice neat stone.

Is the idea of the meteorite exploding into pieces common? And will it react
in the same way as a chunk of iron?

Cheers
Ryan



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Received on Tue 09 Jul 2002 12:32:31 PM PDT