[meteorite-list] Pallasite Found in England (Hambleton Meteorite)

[Ron Baalke]

http://www.fifenow.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=1019&ArticleID=1562931

'SPACEMAN'ROB'S LATEST FIND
Fife Today (United Kingdom)
June 14, 2006

A MILTON of Balgonie man has turned up another rare meteorite.

Rob Elliot found the space rock - the first of its kind ever 
discovered in Britain - in the Yorkshire Dales last August.

The 40lb rock is a pallisite, a metallic meteorite which is 
packed with semi-precious gemstones.

It's the latest in a large number of such objects found by Rob, 
a self-employed meteorite hunter and dealer who reckons he has 
"the most unusual job in the United Kingdom."

And he has appeared on many radio and television shows, ranging 
from 'Richard And Judy' to in-depth BBC documentaries.

He said the new rock had been analysed by experts at the Open 
University's planetary and space sciences research Institute in 
Milton Keynes.

"Study proved it to be a rare class of meteorite known as a 
pallisite, a metallic meteorite packed with translucent crystals 
of the semi-precious gemstone peridot," added Rob.

"Earlier this month, the meteorite was accepted by the 
Meteoritical Society and officially named 'Hambleton' after 
the area in which it was found.

"The largest piece of the meteorite is destined for the British 
Museum and the Natural History Museum."

Rob first became interested in space as a boy and his hobby 
became his profession after he left Hughes Microelectronics, 
now Raytheon Systems.

Meteorites come in many shapes and sizes, but the rarer kinds 
can fetch thousands of pounds among traders.