Meteorite Found Near Topaz
While interned at Topaz during World War II, Akio Uhihera and Yoshito Nishimoto were on a rock hunting expedition in the Drum Mountains, 16 miles west of the concentration camp. Akio noticed an interesting rock near a sagebrush, and after some excavation found that it was a 1,164 pound rare iron meteorite. What is left of the meteorite is now on display at the Smithsonian Institution. More details are available from the December 20, 1944 article in the Deseret News published here.
December 20, 1944 Deseret News Article
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