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Date: Feb 3 11:06 2011

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Wyoming meteorite travels far to be classified It takes more than a rock hunter's hunch for the world to accept a rock as a meteorite. First, a scientist determines if it is a meteorite by examining its surface characteristics and mineral content, said Howard McLean, a meteorite hunter from Auburn, Ala. Then the meteorite has to have its name approved by the Meteoritical Society, an international scholarly organization that records all known meteorites. Read more __________________

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Date: Jan 30 14:02 2011

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Billings resident finds Wyoming meteorite after 10-year hunt Jon Todd was hiking up a steep, treeless hill in Northern Wyoming when his eyes locked on a rock in front of him. The dark rust-colored stone stuck out from others around it, and he immediately knew what it was. He had been on the hunt for a meteorite for 10 years and knew that, at last, he had found one. Read more __________________

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