(meteorobs) Brenham meteorite

Roberto G. md6648 at mclink.it
Fri May 11 13:08:58 EDT 2007


From: "MARK BOSTICK" <thebigcollector at msn.com>
To: <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>; <info at worldrecordmeteorite.com>
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 5:33 PM
Subject: RE: (meteorobs) Brenham meteorite

> "Hello:
> There seems to be some confusion as to the identity of the Brenham 
> meteorite you found.  Is this a new meteorite, or another piece of the 
> 1882 fall?????  As for size, it is sometimes called the World largest 
> Pallasite  but Huckitta at 2 tons is larger.  Any comments about this???
> Ed Majden"
>
> Hello Ed and list,
>
> Not sure who or exactly what you are asking, but I will try to help a 
> little here.
>
> A previous post on this list:
>
> Ed, these appear to refer to two different objects.
>
>>Roberto Gorelli asked for the name of the meteorite, the
>>pallasite in the now-destroyed museum in Greensburg, Kansas.
>>
>>It's the Brenham Pallasite.  Below are some links.  The
>>first one is the web page of the museum:
>>
>>http://www.bigwell.org/meteor.html
>>
>>http://www.worldrecordmeteorite.com/
>>
>>http://www.meteorlab.com/METEORLAB2001dev/brenham.htm
>>
>>Ed Cannon - Austin, Texas, USA
>>
>
>
> The meteorite that was at the museum, and recovered from the torando 
> damage is a Breham meteorite.  The other link Ed provided is a Brenham 
> meteorite, but a different stone from the same fall.
>
> As a side note, Brenham was found in Kiowa County, Kansas.  Two other 
> meteorites have also been found in Kiowa County, both H5's.
>
> Clear Skies,
> Mark

Hello Ed and Mark,

Thank you for your informations and links, 
now it's all clear.
Best greetings.
Roberto Gorelli



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