[meteorite-list] Large Meteorite Found In Sweden
From: Pekka Savolainen <pekka.savolainen_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:28:19 2004 Message-ID: <3F7B2F50.8080207_at_dlc.fi> --------------050603040108030401060501 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Bjørn Sørheim wrote: >At 08:25 30.09.03 -0700, you wrote: > >> >>http://www.news24.com/News24/Technology/News/0,,2-13-1443_1423490,00.html >> >>Sweden's big find >>news24.com >>September 30, 2003 >> >>Sweden - Swedish researchers said on Tuesday that they've dug up the biggest >>meteorite ever found in the country. >> >>It took two days to unearth the 158kg meteorite, one of only nine found in >>the Scandinavian country of 9 million in the last 100 years. >> > >This is not correct. The correct figures are: >There are 15 different falls represented in Sweden. 9 (nine) of them >are observed falls, which give 6 finds. >'Muonionalusta' in Norbotten is a find, probably fell during the Ice Ages, >about 800 000 years old on this planet. > >Btw, it is also the biggest when compared to Norway, where the largest >is the 78 kg 'Finmarken' (or rather 'Alta') pallasite. >I don't have an overview of Denmark, in Finland 'Bjurbøle' is bigger, about >350 kg, I know. > > >Regards, >Bjørn Sørheim > > In fact there are 16 from Sweden before this, 4 of them are pieces of Muonionalusta, + this big one is the 5:th + 2 fossile meteorites listed. 9 are falls, as you say. Anyway, in last 100 years just 9 has been found, others are older ones. http://www.nrm.se/mi/swemet.html.en The total weight recovered of Bjurbole was aprox 328 kg:s, the biggest fragment 80.2 kg:s. http://www.netppl.fi/~jarmom/geo/met/mbjurb_e.htm take care, pekka s > -- Pekka Savolainen Jokiharjuntie 4 FIN-71330 Rasala FINLAND + 358 400 818 912 Group Home Page: http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/eurocoin Group Email Address: eurocoin_at_smartgroups.com --------------050603040108030401060501 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <html> <head> </head> <body> <br> <br> Bjørn Sørheim wrote:<br> <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:200310011844.UAA28942_at_mail59.fg.online.no"> <pre wrap="">At 08:25 30.09.03 -0700, you wrote:<br></pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap=""><br><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.news24.com/News24/Technology/News/0,,2-13-1443_1423490,00.html">http://www.news24.com/News24/Technology/News/0,,2-13-1443_1423490,00.html</a><br><br>Sweden's big find<br>news24.com<br>September 30, 2003<br><br>Sweden - Swedish researchers said on Tuesday that they've dug up the biggest<br>meteorite ever found in the country.<br><br>It took two days to unearth the 158kg meteorite, one of only nine found in<br>the Scandinavian country of 9 million in the last 100 years.<br></pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""><!----><br>This is not correct. The correct figures are:<br>There are 15 different falls represented in Sweden. 9 (nine) of them<br>are observed falls, which give 6 finds.<br>'Muonionalusta' in Norbotten is a find, probably fell during the Ice Ages,<br>about 800 000 years old on this planet.<br><br>Btw, it is also the biggest when compared to Norway, where the largest<br>is the 78 kg 'Finmarken' (or rather 'Alta') pallasite.<br>I don't have an overview of Denmark, in Finland 'Bjurbøle' is bigger, about<br>350 kg, I know.<br><br><br>Regards,<br>Bjørn Sørheim<br></pre> </blockquote> <br> <br> <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:200310011844.UAA28942_at_mail59.fg.online.no"> <pre wrap=""><br></pre> </blockquote> In fact there are 16 from Sweden before this, 4 of them are pieces of Muonionalusta,<br> + this big one is the 5:th + 2 fossile meteorites listed. 9 are falls, as you say. Anyway,<br> in last 100 years just 9 has been found, others are older ones.<br> <br> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.nrm.se/mi/swemet.html.en">http://www.nrm.se/mi/swemet.html.en</a><br> <br> The total weight recovered of Bjurbole was aprox 328 kg:s, the biggest fragment 80.2 <br> kg:s.<br> <br> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.netppl.fi/~jarmom/geo/met/mbjurb_e.htm">http://www.netppl.fi/~jarmom/geo/met/mbjurb_e.htm</a><br> <br> take care,<br> <br> pekka s<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:200310011844.UAA28942_at_mail59.fg.online.no"> <pre wrap=""><br></pre> </blockquote> <br> <pre class="moz-signature" cols="$mailwrapcol">-- Pekka Savolainen Jokiharjuntie 4 FIN-71330 Rasala FINLAND + 358 400 818 912 Group Home Page: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/eurocoin">http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/eurocoin</a> Group Email Address: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:eurocoin_at_smartgroups.com">eurocoin@smartgroups.com</a> </pre> <br> </body> </html> --------------050603040108030401060501--Received on Wed 01 Oct 2003 03:47:28 PM PDT |
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