[meteorite-list] Park Forest Main Mass Status Clarification

From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:25:34 2004
Message-ID: <BAY4-DAV51kkZIhTrBo000000d8_at_hotmail.com>

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Steve jokingly wrote:

Come see the 2nd or 3rd largest pallasite ever found in the world, and =
possibly the largest still intact, and definitely the main mass from the =
Brenham strewnfield - at least known recovered main mass from the =
Brenham strewnfield - unless you head to Grossman's definition to 2x, =
then the big one at T.C.U. at around 600lbs, would disqualify ours as =
being an official "main mass" - but it is still a big rock, located next =
to the World's largest hand dug well, unless you count that big one over =
in Russia..."=20

Thanks for the laugh Steve. I've always thought that claim to be =
strange. Living in Kansas, it appears to me that everyone who knows =
what a meteorite is, seems to be aware of the large Brenham they have so =
perhaps they have promoted meteorites well (?). Maybe by local =
definition I could claim to have several hundred non-african main =
masses...


Mark Bostick
www.MeteoriteArticles.com


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the big one at T.C.U. at around 600lbs, would disqualify ours as being =
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