[meteorite-list] Man Finds 1, 400-Pound Pallasite Meteorite in Kansas
Ron Baalke
baalke at zagami.jpl.nasa.gov
Thu Nov 10 12:00:37 EST 2005
http://www.thekansascitychannel.com/news/5294512/detail.html
Man Finds Rare Meteorite Near Haviland, Kan.
The Kansas City Channel
November 10, 2005
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A meteorite hunter dug up a 1,400 pound
meteorite on a farm near Haviland, Kan.
KMBC reported that it is called a pallasite meteorite, which
is considered very rare.
Scientists said that the meteorites only make up 1 percent of
all meteorites found on earth.
The meteorite may be worth about $12 million, KMBC reported.
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