1,400 lb. meteorite found in Kansas

The Associated Press reports that a 1,400 lb. meteorite was found two weeks ago in Kiowa County, Kansas, buried 7 feet underground. Classifed as an oriented pallasite, it is conically shaped and contains gemlike olivine crystals embedded in iron-nickel alloy. Only two larger meteorites of this type are known to have ever been found: a 1,500-pounder in Argentina and a 3,100-pounder in Australia. (A Wichita Eagle report has more details, and there's also an AP video report.)