[meteorite-list] Cutting a large meteorite with ...

[AL Mitterling]

Hi Bernd and all,

I have stood next to the slab of Mundrabilla at the Smithsonian (about a 
year ago) and it is an amazing piece. Not just the matrix which is very 
interesting but the fact it is stood length way on the floor and stands 
vertical to museum visitors. My friend who was width me is fairly tall 
and this stood taller than him!!! Nice to see such a hugh span of 
meteoritic material.

--AL Mitterling (two campo's worth :-)  )

bernd.pauli at paulinet.de wrote:

Another interesting aside:

About 8 or 9 slabs were cut from this mass, four of which (about 250 kg 
each)were donated to the Smithsonian Institution, the Academy of Science 
in Moscow,the British Museum in London, and the Australian Museum in 
Adelaide.