Pallasite du Kenya

Michael Farmer vient de publier ca sur Facebook:

I am happy to announce today a new Pallasite from Kenya.
I have been working tirelessly on this project for the last five months. After several trips to Kenya and 10 cargo shipments we are nearing the end.
A strewn-field was discovered in Wajir Kenya last year in the desert near the border with Somalia. Needless to say, this area is a hot-zone, basically a war zone. Moritz and I had to have heavy security escort and armed guards stationed at our hotel doors to prevent attack ...or kidnapping by Al Shabab terrorists.
So far over 30 pieces with a total known weight of approximately 2 metric tons of which myself, Jim Strope and Moritz Karl have purchased it all. Sadly events beyond my control are forcing me to make it public today. Two pieces were stolen from a shipment to Nairobi and are now being offered in public. One is 65 kilos and the other I am not sure of the weight. Kenya national Police are involved in tracking down the people involved in the theft. This is a warning to anyone who buys the stolen pieces. I have legal export permits for the exported specimens. The minister has been notified of the theft and will block export of the stolen pieces. Some smaller fragmented samples possibly have left Kenya however. Anything not issued an export permit is illegal to remove from the Republic of Kenya.
The pallasite is extremely fresh and nearly all pieces are covered in blue-black fusion crust. Pieces are being processed at this time for slices and my hope was to announce it in Ensisheim in June. Due to the ongoing theft I must announce it today to claim the credit for my work.
It has been submitted for classification and the work is ongoing with Laurence Garvie and Devin Schrader at Arizona State University, center for meteorite studies.

Traduction rapide:
Une nouvel pallasite trouvee au Kenya, au moins 30 masses, total de pres de 2 tonnes, il a achete tout le paquet, mais au moins 2 masses dont une de 65kg, ont ete vole a Nairobi, et sont maintenant offertes sur Internet. Micheal a des permits d'exportation pour chaque masse, et a porte plainte au Kenya. Donc vous etes maintenant prevenu, si on vous en offre.

Et si vous en voulez, venez a Ensisheim. 
Photos des que possible.

Décidément, lui et le Kenya c'est une histoire d'amour, il avait déjà échappé une fois au pire.

Et voila 2 photos. L'exterieur et l'interieur:

Superbe... espérons que ça ne soit pas du type futur tas de rouille...

Oui, esperons.
Mais trouvee dans un coin desertique du Kenya, pres de la Somalie. Et elle n'a pas l'air d'etre tres ancienne, des traces de croute encore bien visible.

Interieur magnifique

On en verra à Ensi cette année ?

Absolument.
Michael n'avait pas l'intention de l'annoncer avant Ensisheim, mais quand il a appris que 2 masses avaient ete voles et etaient offertes sur Internet, il a bien ete oblige d'en parler pour essayer de bloquer les cambrioleurs. Des cambrioleurs pas bien malins d'ailleurs puisqu'ils ont envoye des offres par email a plusieurs marchands dont Michael, avec photos de masses qui etaient deja chez lui. 
Pour le moment, il n'a que quelques masses entieres et tres peu de tranches pour le salon en Chine. Le reste sera pres pour Ensisheim.