[meteorite-list] Mbale slices - AD

From: Linton Rohr <lintonius_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:42:54 -0700
Message-ID: <F8EBA378285944D49341959DAB051BC2_at_D190TH71>

Greetings all!
I have a few nice slices of Mbale left and I'll offer them again here,
before moving them to P-bay. Details below.
Linton

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> 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.
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> 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 Tue 30 Apr 2013 11:42:54 AM PDT