Aside from the term "unwitnessed fall" the other issue is that in the auction description it has a fall date. The term "unwitnessed fall" should be changed to "find" and the fall date should be removed.
[image: image.png] On Wed, May 19, 2021 at 8:18 AM Darryl Pitt via Meteorite-list < meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote: > > Hi Elizabeth, > > Bur-Abor is not considered an “unwitnessed fall” by anyone as no such > designation exists. The features of this meteorite are consistent with a > residency on Earth of at least decades — if not centuries...or far more; > Bur-Abor is an outstanding, highly weathered meteorite. Please remedy as > we all get hurt when the line between puffing and misrepresentation is > blurred. > > > > > On May 18, 2021, at 11:34 AM, Elizabeth Grose via Meteorite-list < > meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote: > > > *NOW AVAILABLE AT AUCTION* > *BUR-ABOR, AN INCOMPARABLE METEORITE SPECIMEN – MAIN MASS* > > *Iron, medium octahedrite IIIABNortheastern Province, Kenya* > https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/27190/lot/11/ > > A thrilling 600-pound main mass, the Bur-Abor meteorite main mass may > arguably be classed at the top of all large iron meteorites to be offered > at auction. Bur -Abor was found in Northeastern Kenya in a local family's > garden, after it fell on Nov. 27, 1997. Considered an unwitnessed fall, > Bur-Abor boasts numerous distinguished qualities. > > The present main mass is replete with regmaglypts and large scoops while > also displaying the rarely seen feature of orientation. These distinctive > features were caused by ablation as the meteorite coursed through Earth's > atmosphere. One can see the surface area where elongated, parallel > thumbprints indicate oriented flight, which melted grooves into the > surface, mirroring each other in shape and size. Created by millions of > years in the heavy metal core of an asteroid, it weighs a massive 274 > kilograms and has never been cleaned or wire brushed; its appearance is > exactly as it was the day it was found. > > After its discovery, a portion of Bur-Abor was taken to the Natural > History Museum in London. The present offering is the main mass. Iron > meteorites of this size and beauty are generally only seen in world > renowned museums and a few university display collections. The magnificent > piece is offered on a rotating custom steel stand. *Weighing 274kg (602.8 > lbs). 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