[meteorite-list] The Willamette Meteorite Story

[Darren Garrison]

On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:22:54 -0700 (PDT), you wrote:

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>http://www.inlander.com/topstory/289061378211793.php

Thanks for posting-- long article but well worth reading, never seen this much
detail in one spot before.

But...

>At some point after that, the Willamette Meteorite's crystalline
>structure recorded a terrific shock and subsequent reheating, then
>cooling into a very different form. Some scientists interpret this as an
>event similar to the explosion of the planet that created the asteroid
>belt between Mars and Jupiter. 

Who still claims that the asteroid belt was created by the explosion of a
planet?

Also of note, all people involved in the discovery and transport of the
Willamette meteorite HAVE SINCE DIED!  The curse of Wematanye is real!