Robert Cucchiara wrote: > I just returned from Mexico where i met an elderly > man who believes he has a meteorite. He witnessed > it fall while working in the hills as a miner 20 > years ago and he says it sounded like an airplane > approaching.
Hi Bob and List, This is definitely a meteorite! There are only 6 "recent" Mexican falls of stony meteorites: 1) Tuxtuac, LL5 - Fell 1975, Oct 16, 18:20 hrs 2) Acapulco, ACAP - Fell 1976, Aug 11, 11:00 hrs 3) Nuevo Mercurio, H5 - Fell 1978, Dec 15, 18:50 hrs 4) Ceniceros, H3 - Fell 1988 Aug 20, 10:20 hrs 5) El Tigre, L6 - Fell 1993, Dec 23 6) Silao, H5 - Fell 1995, Mar 12, ca. 08:30 hrs CST Nuevo Mercurio would be the right date but its matrix is usually darker. Allowing for another 10 years in time, I would venture to say this could be Tuxtuac which does have a light-colored matrix. On the other hand, Tuxtuac stones have a thin, black, fusion crust where it has not been abraded away. So Tuxtuac is probably a wrong guess. Best regards, Bernd ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
