[meteorite-list] NWA 869 - approved by NomCom

[Michael Farmer]

It would be thousands of years old in my opinion, many stones are half eaten 
away by sandblasting, some are perfect that were buried.
It would have been a sight one would never forget though, likely brighter 
than the sun, thousands of kilos and tens of thousands of pieces when it 
exploded!
Mike
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Darren Garrison" <cynapse at charter.net>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 10:29 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 869 - approved by NomCom


Has anyone made any guesses as to the terrestrial age of 869?  I ask because 
a rock that big must
have produced a HUGE fireball and smoke trail.  Even with sparse populations 
in that area, surely
people saw it fall.  Are there any folk tales or legends (or memories of old 
people, if the fall was
recent enough) that seem to represent a massive meteor?
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