[meteorite-list] Mbale AD / Ugandan sues U.S. over meteorite

From: Linton Rohr <lintonius_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:05:33 -0600
Message-ID: <9F2258862C994BAEA91D323392664400_at_LintoniusLaptop>

> So you're saying a half-million a gram is too much for Mbale? All sales of
> Mbale are hereby suspended....yada yada yada!
>
>
> Phil Whitmer
> Joshua Tree Earth & Space Museum

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Wow... a 5kg piece, worth "billions or trillions"? Good grief!

Well then, I'll offer up some nice Mbale slices, before the prices
skyrocket! ;^)
I recently came across a nice Mbale L5/6 stone and have had some very nice
slices taken off one end. One face was broken, so they have about a 60%
crusted edge. Some excellent shock veins are prominent throughout each of
the slices. Average weight is around 5 grams and they measure about
35x18x2.5mm.
I took these with me to Tucson and sent several home with very happy buyers,
but I have a few left, so I'll offer them now. Let me know if you're
interested
and I'll send you some photos.
I really like the story behind this witnessed fall and think these slices
are really sweet. The stone was featured on the January 10 MPOD.
Thank you for your consideration.
Linton

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TKW 150kg. Observed fall: 1992 August 14, Mbale, Uganda.

The fall occurred in a heavily populated area in and around the city of
Mbale. A loud explosion was heard which persisted for some time as a
rumbling noise. For about two minutes a grayish-white smoke trail was seen.
A meteorite shower fell over an area of about 3 x 7 km. The stones hit
several buildings, and a boy was harmlessly hit in the head with a small 3
gm stone which had been slowed down considerably by its passage through a
canopy of banana leaves (making this fall, along with Sylacauga, one of only
two verifiable incidents of a meteorite striking a human being).
The Ugandan military and other citizens took it upon themselves to break
many of the stones, grind up the material into a fine powder and drink it
with liquid, as it was assumed that their god had sent a cure for AIDS to
them from the skies.
Received on Fri 19 Apr 2013 05:05:33 PM PDT