[meteorite-list] Sutter's Mill TKW Update - Friday May 18

[Michael Gilmer]

Hi Folks,

The find tally page has been updated again.  I was contacted by one of
the early finders who informed me that his SM-numbered stone was
actually a wrong.  It was some kind of tar-coated concrete or asphalt.
 So that stone was struck from the list and run out of town on a rail.

The current unofficial TKW is 432.81 grams.

The current unofficial number of finds is 55.

The main mass is still Robert Ward's superb 44 gram stone.

The official classification on this one is going to come pretty quick
- think along the lines of Ash Creek.  A specimen from that fall was
recovered very early and analyzed and it appeared in the Bulletin
within a couple of weeks.  I expect this new fall will follow a
similar path to publication.  The only thing that remains to be seen
is what will the official classification type be?  CM?  CM2?  CM3(!),
CI?  Or......?

Official Sutter's Mill page (NASA-Dr. Jenniskens) - http://asima.seti.org/sm/

Unofficial TKW and Find Tally - http://www.galactic-stone.com/pages/lotus

To those still who are still hunting - good luck and bring home the
big rocks!  :)

Best regards,

MikeG

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