[meteorite-list] Trego County Historical Society (Kansas) Small Stolen Iron Meteorite

From: Graham Ensor <graham.ensor_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2014 20:57:27 +0100
Message-ID: <CAJkn+kanNopL4W=OkXDWB0aZemh-Q+=W5NjaR2YQjR0ocZok0g_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi Bob...will keep my eyes open....but had this been analyzed and
confirmed as a meteorite?

Graham

On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 8:48 PM, Bob Falls via Meteorite-list
<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I was contacted this morning by the Trego County Historical Society located
> in Kansas regarding a small iron meteorite that was stolen from their
> collection yesterday.
>
> This is what was sent:
> On Friday, June 27th, a small metal meteorite was stolen from our museum. It
> was about 4 inches in diameter and weighed about 3 lbs. We do not have a
> picture. If anyone should contact you about a small meteorite, would you
> please contact the Trego County Historical Society in WaKeeney, Kansas.
> Thank you for your time. We would appreciate any assistance
>
> Contact Information:
> Marjean Deines
> Associate Director
> Trego County Historical Society
> WaKeeney, Kansas 67672
> 785-743-2964
> email - tregohistorical at ruraltel.net
>
> The only other information is that it was found along the Smoky River Basin
> (in Kansas) and was probably found in the 1980?s. They had received it as a
> donation too their Historical Society and had not yet cataloged and
> photographed the case it was in.
>
> Let's be on the lookout and if you see or are offered something that fits
> this description please contact them. I know that without a picture or
> specific type it will be hard to identify.
>
> If I receive any additional information I will pass it along.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Bob Falls
>
>
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Received on Sat 28 Jun 2014 03:57:27 PM PDT