[meteorite-list] NP, 11-1936 University of Texas collecting Texas meteorites
From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:32:50 2004 Message-ID: <BAY4-DAV101KWkoMb9P00018ce3_at_hotmail.com> ------=_NextPart_001_0011_01C40B3F.DC7FE170 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Paper: Monessen Daily Independent City: Monessen, Pennsylvania Date: Wednesday, November 18, 1936 Page: 5 Records in Texas Show Fall of 38 Meteorites Austin, Texas. - Stars have fallen on Alabama, but meteorites are known t= o have fallen 38 times on Texas. Dr. H. B. Stenzel, supervisor of the division of geology of the museum, b= eing established by the University of Texas, is gathering samples of the = meteorite falls for permanent display. Twelve already are in possession of the university. Three more have been = left for display purposes. The largest, lent for centennial display, weighs more than 200 pounds. It= was found in 1850 in an Indian reservation on the upper Brazos river. A depression near Odessa, Texas is believed by scientists to have been ca= used by the largest meteor to strike within the state. Please visit, www.MeteoriteArticles.com, a free on-line archive of meteor= and meteorite articles. ------=_NextPart_001_0011_01C40B3F.DC7FE170 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><BODY STYLE=3D"font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><FONT size=3D2> <P>= Paper: Monessen Daily Independent</P> <P>City: Monessen, Pennsylvania</P>= <P>Date: Wednesday, November 18, 1936</P> <P>Page: 5</P> <P> </P> <= P>Records in Texas Show Fall of 38 Meteorites</P> <P>Austin, Texas. - Sta= rs have fallen on Alabama, but meteorites are known to have fallen 38 tim= es on Texas.</P> <P>Dr. H. B. Stenzel, supervisor of the division of geol= ogy of the museum, being established by the University of Texas, is gathe= ring samples of the meteorite falls for permanent display.</P> <P>Twelve = already are in possession of the university. Three more have been left fo= r display purposes.</P> <P>The largest, lent for centennial display, weig= hs more than 200 pounds. It was found in 1850 in an Indian reservation on= the upper Brazos river.</P> <P>A depression near Odessa, Texas is believ= ed by scientists to have been caused by the largest meteor to strike with= in the state.</P> <P></FONT> </P> <P> </P> <P> </P> <DIV><= BR><BR>Please visit, www.MeteoriteArticles.com, a free on-line archive of= meteor and meteorite articles.</DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_001_0011_01C40B3F.DC7FE170-- Received on Tue 16 Mar 2004 11:17:18 AM PST |
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