[meteorite-list] NP Article, 08-1948 Norton Meteorite, La Paz
From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:18:02 2004 Message-ID: <BAY4-DAV86YQwK0gIRR0000adef_at_hotmail.com> ------=_NextPart_001_0007_01C3C764.18C3D490 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Title: Independent Record City: Helena, Montana Date: Sunday, August 29, 1948 Page: Seven Largest Meteorite In The World Is Now Under Study ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., AP - The largest stony meteorite ever discovered in t= he world has been brought safely from Nebraska to the University of New M= exixco. The 2,000-pound mass, fragile despite its weight, came carefully encased = in two inches of plaster from Beaver City, Neb. It was delivered here yes= terday. The huge aerolite, part of the fall observed in several midwestern states= last Feb. 18, had buried itself 11 feet into the soil of a Nebraska farm= Its excavation was completed last Wednesday by a group of scientists. The meteorite will be cut in two here, the larger section remaining at th= e university and the smaller going to the University of Nebraska. Dr. Lincoln La Paz of the University of New Mexico said the cutting will = be a delicate process because the stone is "softish....And some of it can= be crushed into a sandy powder between the fingers." It is composed chie= fly of magnesium aluminum silicate, with flecks of nickel-iron and other = minerals. La Paz described the stone as the main mass of the fall. =20 Mark Note: This one is close in nature and news to others I have posted = but the nice "softish" quote from La Paz. Other Norton meteorite newspap= er articles can be found here: http://www.meteoritearticles.com/znpnorton= html Please visit, www.MeteoriteArticles.com, a free on-line archive of meteor= and meteorite articles. ------=_NextPart_001_0007_01C3C764.18C3D490 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><BODY STYLE=3D"font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV><B><FONT size=3D= 2> <P> </P> <P>Title: Independent Record</P> <P>City: Helena, Montan= a</P> <P>Date: Sunday, August 29, 1948</P> <P>Page: Seven</P></B> <P>&nbs= p;</P> <P>Largest Meteorite In The World Is Now Under Study</P> <P> = </P> <P>ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., AP - The largest stony meteorite ever discove= red in the world has been brought safely from Nebraska to the University = of New Mexixco.</P> <P>The 2,000-pound mass, fragile despite its weight, = came carefully encased in two inches of plaster from Beaver City, Neb. It= was delivered here yesterday.</P> <P>The huge aerolite, part of the fall= observed in several midwestern states last Feb. 18, had buried itself 11= feet into the soil of a Nebraska farm.</P> <P>Its excavation was complet= ed last Wednesday by a group of scientists.</P> <P>The meteorite will be = cut in two here, the larger section remaining at the university and the s= maller going to the University of Nebraska.</P> <P> </P> <P>Dr. Linc= oln La Paz of the University of New Mexico said the cutting will be a del= icate process because the stone is "softish....And some of it can be crus= hed into a sandy powder between the fingers." It is composed chiefly of m= agnesium aluminum silicate, with flecks of nickel-iron and other minerals= </P> <P>La Paz described the stone as the main mass of the fall. </P> <P= > </P> <P>Mark Note: This one is close in nature and news to o= thers I have posted but the nice "softish" quote from La Paz. Other= Norton meteorite newspaper articles can be found here: <A href=3D"http:/= /www.meteoritearticles.com/znpnorton.html">http://www.meteoritearticles.c= om/znpnorton.html</A></P></FONT><BR><BR>Please visit, www.MeteoriteArticl= es.com, a free on-line archive of meteor and meteorite articles.</DIV></B= ODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_001_0007_01C3C764.18C3D490-- Received on Sun 21 Dec 2003 02:45:22 AM PST |
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