[meteorite-list] NPA 04-12-1900 Allegan Meteorite at National Museum (Smithsonian)
From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue May 3 11:20:26 2005 Message-ID: <BAY104-F362DE900CDA6ACAF1A4482B3180_at_phx.gbl> Paper: The Daily Herald City: Delphos, Ohio Date: Thursday Evening, April 12, 1900 Page: 2 (of 4) The National Museum in Washington has come into possession of a meteorite which fell on Thomas hill, in Allegan, Michigan, on July 10, 1899. The fall occurred about 8 o'clock in the morning. Observers noticed a slight bluish tinge and a hazy appearance in the track of the descending stone. Some report that they heard a rumbling and rushing noise. The meteorite probably weighed originally seventy pounds, but it was shattered by its fall, the largest piece weighing sixty-two and a half pounds. It buried itself eighteen inches in the ground, and was picked up while yet warm. It was friable, and contains finely disseminated metallic iron, olivine in the form of black glass, and some undetermined sulphides. (end) Clear Skies, Mark Bostick Wichita, Kansas http://www.meteoritearticles.com http://www.kansasmeteoritesociety.com http://www.imca.cc http://stores.ebay.com/meteoritearticles PDF copy of this article, and most I post (and about 1/2 of those on my website), is available upon e-mail request. The NPA in the subject line, stands for Newspaper Article. The old list server allowed us a search feature the current does not, so I guess this is more for quick reference and shortening the subject line now. Received on Tue 03 May 2005 11:20:54 AM PDT |
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