This is odd, it totally contradict what the Met.Bulletin says about that
meteorite:
About 50 fragments totaling 280–300 kg, the largest weighing >250 kg, were
found by a family after they heard an explosion and saw a cloud of dust.
Nearby banana trees were broken, and some contained embedded metal shards.
However, the recovered iron meteorite is too weathered to be consistent with a
recent date of fall.
Not a Fall, but a weathered find.Not one main mass, but 50 fragments.
Anne blackimpactika.comimpact...@aol.com
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BUR-ABOR, AN INCOMPARABLE METEORITE SPECIMEN – MAIN MASS Iron, medium
octahedrite IIIAB
Northeastern Province, Kenya https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/27190/lot/11/
A thrilling 600-pound main mass, the Bur-Abor meteorite main mass may arguably
be classed at the top of all large iron meteorites to be offered at auction.
Bur -Abor was found in Northeastern Kenya in a local family's garden, after it
fell on Nov. 27, 1997. Considered an unwitnessed fall, Bur-Abor boasts numerous
distinguished qualities.
The present main mass is replete with regmaglypts and large scoops while also
displaying the rarely seen feature of orientation. These distinctive features
were caused by ablation as the meteorite coursed through Earth's atmosphere.
One can see the surface area where elongated, parallel thumbprints indicate
oriented flight, which melted grooves into the surface, mirroring each other in
shape and size. Created by millions of years in the heavy metal core of an
asteroid, it weighs a massive 274 kilograms and has never been cleaned or wire
brushed; its appearance is exactly as it was the day it was found.
After its discovery, a portion of Bur-Abor was taken to the Natural History
Museum in London. The present offering is the main mass. Iron meteorites of
this size and beauty are generally only seen in world renowned museums and a
few university display collections. The magnificent piece is offered on a
rotating custom steel stand. Weighing 274kg (602.8 lbs). Measuring 32 x 20 x 15
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