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After the appearance of a cluster of luminous meteors, followed by detonations, a shower of stones fell on both sides of the Sutlej over an area of 16 x 3 miles. Of six stones preserved in the Indian Museums, three weighed about 4.9kg, 4.5kg, and 3.6kg, and the total weight was about 13.6kg, The metal phase contains over 1% Si, A.E. Ringwood, bulk analysis, 21.1% total iron.
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Khairpur Tamewali was known as Khairpur in the early 18th century. It was named after "Tommy", an Englishman who discovered a meteor which fell in early 1900 at the junction of the Sidhnai Mailsi Link river and the Bahawal canal.
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The Khairpur (EL6) meteorite fell in Punjab, Pakistan, on the 23rd September, 1873.
A total mass of 13.6 kg was recovered.

29° 32'N, 72° 18'E



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