[meteorite-list] OR man finds meteorite on roadside 11yrs ago

From: Jeff Grossman <jgrossman_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 14:05:44 -0400
Message-ID: <4C02A8F8.8070903_at_usgs.gov>

Sure,

http://tin.er.usgs.gov/meteor/metbull.php?code=51707

Jeff

On 2010-05-30 1:44 PM, Joe Kerchner wrote:
> Here is a link to a story of an OR man finding a meteorite on the roadside 11ys ago and after wathching a show on meteorites took it to get tested and it turns out to be a meteorite that landed between 200 and 800 years ago. They said it was pristine, I think if it would have landed that long ago in OR it would have been quite weathered. Also I dont see it sitting on the roadside for very long, unless it is an unmarked road used for farming or something.
> Anyone heard anything more on this?
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> http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Meteorite-found-along-Ore-road-estimated-at-45-billion-years-old-95216014.html
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> Best Wishes,
> Joe Kerchner
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