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Sericho   contributed by Gourgues Denis   MetBul Link


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35 gram individual. 30 x 30 x 15 mm.   Pallasite

TKW 2.8 tons. Fall not observed. Found 2017 in Kenya.

From the MetBul:
In 2016, two brothers were searching for their camels and came across several large, dense stones west of the village of Habaswein and south of Sericho, Kenya. There are no rocks in this area, so they decided they were meteorites. They spent several weeks collecting them with engine hoists and moving them to their homes in Habaswein. Though recognized as meteorites in 2016, the masses had been known to camel-herders for decades. One village elder said that as a child, he and his brothers would play on top of the stones.

 


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Jim Strope
 1/10/2024 5:54:57 AM		 Nice!!!! Good specimens of Sericho are great to find.
Mike Murray
 1/7/2024 2:54:04 PM		 Great little Pallasite. I know this is a bit off track but, the colors of it make me think of BBQ chicken.
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Graham Macleod
 1/6/2019 4:13:42 PM		 Very nice meteorite Dennis, Gotta get one sometime! Cheers
Graham Ensor
 1/6/2019 5:37:43 AM		 Nice one.
Redelsperger Jean
 1/6/2019 5:00:21 AM		 Wonderful photos Denis !!!!
Luca
 1/6/2019 4:46:10 AM		 fantastic specimen*
 

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