[meteorite-list] Amusing "Chicago Sun-Times" Article

From: Jeff Kuyken <info_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri Jul 7 20:32:08 2006
Message-ID: <002301c6a225$f3c10240$6501a8c0_at_mandin4f89ypwu>

Another way to look at it is by past finds. How about Huckitta!? THE largest
pallasite. Actually, the largest stony/iron I think. The main mass is 1411kg
but it was found with another tonne of shale & fragments. Does this mean it
really weighs ~2.4 tonnes??? Looks like the precedent may have already been
set and Steve's Brenham record is safe for now! ;-)

Cheers,

Jeff


----- Original Message -----
From: Michael L Blood
To: Al Mitterling ; Geoff Notkin ; Meteorite List
Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2006 6:56 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Amusing "Chicago Sun-Times" Article


Hi Al and all,
        The fact that it "was" one of the largest masses
of Brenham is irrelevant. It is not now one of the largest
masses. Before it all entered the earth's atmosphere all Brenham
might all have been one mass - or, in the asteroid belt it
might all have been one mass, so, the fact that 1500 LBs might
have been one mass in that hole at some time .... I just
don't see how you can get close to comparing that to
Steve's find - which IS the largest Brenham mass known.
(AND is a spectacularly oriented specimen, to boot!)
        But then, I could be wrong, my wife tells me I am
all the time.
        Best wishes, Michael




on 7/7/06 11:13 AM, almitt at almitt_at_kconline.com wrote:

> Hi Geoff and Listees,
>
> I think you have hit the nail on the head in regards to this find which
> is in pieces. I am sure he wants this to be larger than Steve Arnolds
> orientated specimen. How can we be sure that what is in the hole he has
> found isn't other fragments from other finds? I guess if they can put
> them all together then I'd be satisfied that it WAS one of the largest
> masses of the Brenham fall. Other wise anyone can accumulate fragments
> from this fall and claim the largest specimen.
>
> I have to go with the largest intact fragment as counting as the largest
> main mass. Otherwise we might be subject to others gathering fragments
> and claiming to have the main mass. An example of this is Long Island
> (at the Field Museum) which is in may fragments and somewhat put
> together and at one time was a larger specimen.
>
> Hope this doesn't get into a main mass discussion :-;
>
> --AL Mitterling
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