[meteorite-list] New italian meteorite found and fall
From: M come Meteorite Meteorites <mcomemeteorite2000_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:10:07 2004 Message-ID: <20030412084852.28111.qmail_at_web10302.mail.yahoo.com> Hello all This email for give 2 news: The first is a new meteorite found in the Piemonte Region, the history of the found is this: The person, Mr. Felice Francesco a excursionist with the passion of the mountain, has found the meteorite in a moraine near the lake Valscura, in the Argentera. Unfortunately it is not remembered the precise date but the year is of secure 1995 while the month likely was August, but is not secure. The person took the stone for curiosity, seen that was the unique black rock in a zone with clear stones. The piece weighs 200 grams, has an appearance pyramidal and presents a clear black crust with tracks of breaks from shock. They are present some tracks of rusty in some zones. The measures is 6 cm of base 5,2 cm. of height and 4,5 cm. of depth. In the part cut for the analysis, the matrix is brown - grey with presence of a lot of particles of iron. I have acquire the complete meteorite and cut only 6 big complete slices and 4 little - 3 of this is go sold immediatly - all with crust. The meteorite is under analysis in the Istituto Geofisico Toscano, Tuscany Region and probably it will be presented in the next Met.Society Meeting. Sorry, is not a Pultusk...... ;-) The second news is: Another meteorite is fall over the roof of a house breaking a tile in South Italy. A little meteorite it was found from the proprietor of the house that it preserved the meteorite above the fireplace for memory. To the end it has decided to carry the piece to the university of Rome for the analysis. Half meteorite was given to the museum, while the other half is in the hands of the founder. I hope to have a piece of this meteorite. Regards Matteo If interested in one of the 6 slices I have cut contact me in private, I have the photos. ===== M come Meteorite - Matteo Chinellato Via Triestina 126/A - 30030 - TESSERA, VENEZIA, ITALY Email: mcomemeteorite2000_at_yahoo.it Sale Site: http://www.mcomemeteorite.com Collection Site: http://www.mcomemeteorite.info International Meteorite Collectors Association #2140 MSN Messanger: spacerocks_at_hotmail.com EBAY.COM:http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/mcomemeteorite_at_excite.it/ __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more http://tax.yahoo.com Received on Sat 12 Apr 2003 04:48:52 AM PDT |
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