Nantan meteorite, 8.10.3

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I have been trying for years to get another piece of the Nantan meteorite. This year my Chines connection had one piece. He said that he would not be able to get anymore. This is a rare opportunity. It measures about 10" long x 6" wide and weighs 7,970 grams (17.6 pounds). The fall was recorded as being in 1516 -- " During summertime in May of Jiajing 11th year, stars fell from the northwest direction, five to six fold long, waving like snakes and dragons. They were as bright as lightning and disappeared in seconds". So far almost all the iron meteorites found in the world are discovered meteorites, that is, no one witnessed any fall. The Nantan is an exception. The Chinese people actually saw the star falling 482 years ago. The Discovery no one paid attention to the historical record about the fallen stars at Nandan until 1958.