[meteorite-list] Yale scientists confirm rock that hit Wolcott house was meteorite, might have caused Friday 'boom'

[Jodie Reynolds]

Hello Shawn,

Wow - that takes some of the challenge out of hunting them!

Where do I call to have them delivered by the Celestial Postal
Service?

--- Jodie

Tuesday, April 23, 2013, 5:56:46 PM, you wrote:

> Hello Listers,
>  
> It confirmed Wolcott had a meteorite fall and its in my neck of the woods kinda :)
>  
> Take a look at the news link .
>  
> Shawn Alan
> IMCA 1633
> ebay store
> http://www.ebay.com/sch/imca1633ny/m.html
> http://meteoritefalls.com/
>  
> By Martin O’Sullivan
> Special to the Register
>  
> Yale scientists confirm rock that hit Wolcott house was meteorite, might have caused Friday 'boom'
>  
> WOLCOTT — A rock that caused damage to a Wolcott home over the
> weekend has been confirmed by the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History as a meteorite.

> Peabody spokeswoman Melanie Brigockas said it was determined to be
> "one of the most common types of meteorites," ordinary chondrite.

> The meteorite has a thin, black crust from burning as it entered
> the Earth's atmosphere, and a light grey interior, according to a Peabody release.

> Larry Beck called the Police Department Saturday morning to report
> that a rock crashed through his roof Friday night. 
> Although it had not been confirmed as such, “all indications say
> that it is probably a meteorite,” said Police Chief Edward Stephens
> earlier Tuesday. He said, after comparing pictures of actual
> meteorites to the rock in question, “it does appear to be a meteorite.”

> http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2013/04/23/news/doc5176cbca458bc888165062.txt
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