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| Meteoritengold |
| Eine absolute Rarität in unserer Sammlung: |
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mit blossem Auge sichtbare Goldpartikel
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Gediegen
Gold auf Mbale-Metoriten,
Uganda
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| Originalstufe 1,8 x 2 x 0,5 cm |
| Fundbericht: |
| Quelle:
ARN's History of Meteorites ©
Astronomical Research Network, 1991, 206 Bothvood Ave, Mapiewood, MN 55117 USA |
| Mbale, Uganda, 1´04´N, 34´10´ |
| Fall
1992 August 14,15.40 local time, 12:40 UTC Ordinary
chondrite (L5/6). The fall occured in a heavily populated area in and around the city of Mbale. |
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loud explosion was heard which persisited for some time
as a rumbling noise. Forabout two minutes a greyish-white smog trail was seen . A meteorite shower fall over an area of about 3 x 7 km. The stone hit several buildings, but nobody was hurt. |
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expedition was organized by the Dutch Meteor Scciety it
located impact positions of masses between 27.4kg and 0,lg. Together with material found in the months after the fall totalled 426 stones recovered with a total of 108kg. |
| Microscopic specks of gold seen under my microscope. |
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| Archiv-Nr. M-60-10 bis 60-15 |
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