Million-dollar Space Rock Unearthed

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Million-dollar space rock unearthed
Meteorite-hunter hits jackpot under 7 feet of Kansas soil




G. Marc Benavidez / AP

Nov. 11, 2005
GREENSBURG, Kan. - A rare 1,400-pound (635-kilogram) meteorite was discovered seven feet (2 meters) underground by a collector in an area long known for producing prized space rocks.

Using a metal detector mounted on a three-wheel vehicle, Steve Arnold of Kingston, Ark., found the huge meteorite two weeks ago in Kiowa County’s Brenham Township in southern Kansas.

The meteorite is classified as an oriented pallasite, a type noted for a conical shape with crystals embedded in iron-nickel alloy. Only two larger ones of that type are known to have been found: a 3,100-pounder in Australia and a 1,500-pounder in Argentina. Those translate into 1,400 and 680 kilograms respectively...cont'd

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