Attached is Monica Grady's list of Carbonaceous Chondrites in HTML format for those who can't read RTF. I can also convert it into some other formats if anyone so desires (Word for Win, WP 5). Cheerz, JimTitle: Carb.Con Al Rais 24°25' N, 39°31' E
Alais 44°7' N, 4°5' E
Gard, France
Fall 1806, March 15, 1700 hrs
Stone. Chondrite. Carbonaceous (CI1)
Synonym(s): Allais; Valence
Preliminary description: M.M. Pages and L.A. d'Hombres-Firmas,
J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat., 1806, 62, p. 440.
Two stones, of about 4 and 2kg respectively, fell after
detonations, one at Saint Etienne de Lolm and the other at Valence.
Analysis: J.J. Berzelius, Ann. Phys. Chem. (Poggendorff),
1834, 33, p. 113. Analysis by H.B. Wiik, 17.76 % total iron, B.
Mason, Space Sci. Rev., 1962, 1, p. 621 (M.A. 16-640). Very little
preserved. Type I classification, B. Mason, Meteoritics,
1971, 6, p. 59. Trace element data, G.W. Kallemeyn and J.T. Wasson,
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 1981, 45, p. 1217.
Distribution: 45g, Mus. d`Hist. Nat., Paris, 14g, Field Mus. Nat.
Hist., Chicago, 6.2g, Vatican Colln, Rome, 4.5g, Arizona
State Univ., Tempe, 3g, Mus. Geol. Surv. Canada., Ottawa, 1.9g,
Univ., Tübingen, 0.2g, Museum of Natural History,
Humboldt Univ., Berlin, powder; ...
Specimen(s): [61329], 10.5g; [33964], 2.5g; [1985,M.146],
2g, grains.
Allende 26°58' N, 105°19' W
Chihuahua,
Fall 1969, February 8, 0105 hrs
Stone. Chondrite. Carbonaceous (CV3.2)
Synonym(s): Pueblito de Allende; Qutrixpileo
A shower of stones fell after a bolide was seen. More than
two tons were probably collected. One individual weighed 100-
110kg but had fragmented on impact. The strewnfield is estimated
to be more than 150 square km, E.A. King et al., Science,
1969, 163, p. 928. Comprehensive description with analysis,
23.85 % total iron, R.S. Clarke, Jr. et al., Smithson. Contrib.
Earth Sci., 1970, (5), R.S. Clarke, Jr., Meteoritics, 1970,
5, p. 189., D.P. Elston, Meteoritics, 1970, 5, p. 195., R.M.
Housley and M. Blander, Meteoritics, 1970, 5, p. 203. X-ray
fluorescence analysis, T.S. McCarthy and L.H. Ahrens, Earth
planet. Sci. Lett., 1972, 14, p. 97. Rb-Sr measurments,
C.M. Gray et al., Icarus, 1973, 20, p. 213. Grossular in inclusions,
L.H. Fuchs, Meteoritics, 1974, 9, p. 11. Ti isotopic anomalies,
S. Niemeyer and G.W. Lugmair, Earth planet. Sci. Lett.,
1981, 53, p. 211 (M.A. 81-4290). Trace element data,
G.W. Kallemeyn and J.T. Wasson, Geochimica et Cosmochimica
Acta, 1981, 45, p. 1217. Description of inclusions,
L. Grossman, Ann. Rev. Earth planet. Sci., 1980, 8, p. 559. I-Xe
study
of inclusions, T.D. Swindle et al., Geochimica et Cosmochimica
Acta, 1988, 52, p. 2215. C, N isotopic analyses of
separated diamond, S.S. Russell et al., Meteorit. Planet.
Sci., 1996, 31, p. 343. REE, Y, Th, U in bulk meteorite determined
by ICPMS, K. Shinotsuka et al., Meteoritics, 1995, 30, p.
694. Thermoluminescence data, R.K. Guimon et al., Meteoritics,
1995, 30, p. 704. C60, C70 abundances, D. Heymann,
Meteoritics, 1995, 30, p. 436. S, Se, Na, Ni, G. Dreibus et
al.,
Meteoritics, 1995, 30, p. 439.
Distribution: 380kg, U.S. Nat. Mus., Washington, 137kg, Arizona
State Univ., Tempe, 55kg, Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Chicago,
34kg, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, 10kg, Univ. Geol. Mus.,
Copenhagen, 6.7kg, Monnig Colln, Fort Worth, Texas, 3kg,
Harvard Univ., ...
Specimen(s): [1969,147], 1232g, complete stone; [1969,148],
327g, fragments; [1981,M.5], 67.8g, individual; [1982,M.10],
7.5g, individual; [1988,M.24], 1086g, crusted mass; [1994,M.27],
202.64g, slice; [1994,M.26], 143.31g, slice.
Bali 5°23' N, 16°23' E
Central African Republic
Fall 1907, November 22 or 23, 1030 hrs
Stone. Chondrite. Carbonaceous (CV3.0), Oxidised subgroup;
S3.
Obtained from the Bali mission station on the Lobaye [Bali]
river. Listed, F. Berwerth, Fortschr. Min. Krist. Petr., 1912, 2,
p. 230. Partial analysis, 23.34 % total iron, 15.8 %Si, 14.8 %Mg,
B. Mason, Meteoritics, 1971, 6, p. 59. Mineralogy, G.
Hoinkes and G. Kurat, Meteoritics, 1975, 10, p. 416. Trace element
data, G.W. Kallemeyn and J.T. Wasson, Geochimica et
Cosmochimica Acta, 1981, 45, p. 1217. Thermoluminescence data,
R.K. Guimon et al., Meteoritics, 1995, 30, p. 704. S, Se,
Na, Ni contents, G. Dreibus et al., Meteoritics, 1995, 30, p. 439.
Distribution: 815g, Naturhist. Mus., Vienna, includes main mass,
569g; 138g, U.S. Nat. Mus., Washington, 5g, Nat. Mus.,
Budapest, 5g, Mus. d`Hist. Nat., Paris, ...
Banten 6°20' S, 106°0' E
Java, Indonesia
Fall 1933, May 24, 0400-0500 hrs
Stone. Chondrite. Carbonaceous (CM2)
Synonym(s): ;
Four individuals, totalling 629g, were recovered, Meteor.
Bull., 1980, (57), Meteoritics, 1980, 15, p. 96. Description and
mineral analyses, olivine Fa0-70, K. Fredriksson et al., Meteoritics,
1979, 14, p. 400. Correct date of fall 24 May, 1933, S.
Darsoprajitno, priv. comm., 1983,
Distribution: 560g, Geol. Mus., Bandung, 51g, U.S. Nat. Mus., Washington,
0.5g, Museum of Natural History, Humboldt
Univ., Berlin, ...
Specimen(s): [1984,M.5], 16.7g
Bells 33°36' N, 96°28' W
Grayson County, Texas, U.S.A.
Fall 1961, September 9
Stone. Chondrite. Carbonaceous (CM2); S1.
A detonating fireball was heard on September 9 over NE.
Texas; one fragment was picked up next day, another six weathered
fragments later. Total weight about 10oz., O.E. Monnig, Meteoritics,
1963, 2, p. 67. Reported, Meteor. Bull., 1962, (25), ,
Meteor. Bull., 1963, (28),
Distribution: 283g, Monnig Colln., Fort Worth, Texas, 83g, Arizona
State Univ., Tempe, 4.4g, Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., New
York, 0.5g, U.S. Nat. Mus., Washington, ...
Boriskino 54°14' N, 52°29' E
Orenburg Province, Russia
Fall 1930, April 20, 1330 hrs
Stone. Chondrite. Carbonaceous (CM2)
Synonym(s): Staroe Boriskino; Staroye Boriskino
Two stones were recovered, 1165.6g together, three others
were destroyed, E.L. Krinov, C. R. (Doklady) Acad. Sci. URSS,
1931, p. 262. Trudy miner. Inst., 1933, (2), p. 69 (M.A. 6-393).
The total known mass is 1342g. Described, with an analysis
by O.A. Alekseeva, L.G. Kvasha, Meteoritika, 1948, 4, p. 83 (M.A.
10-516). Listed, E.L. Krinov, Katalog Meteoritov Akad. Nauk
SSSR, Moskva, 1947, (M.A. 10-511) , A.D. Nininger, Pop. Astron.,
Northfield, Minnesota, 1940, 48, p. 559, A.D. Nininger,
Contr. Soc. Res. Meteorites, 2, p. 227 (M.A. 8-54). Further analysis,
22.15 % total iron, H.B. Wiik, Geochimica et
Cosmochimica Acta, 1956, 9, p. 279. Mentioned, B. Mason, Space
Sci. Rev., 1963, 1, p. 621 (M.A. 16-640)
Distribution: 961g, Acad. Sci., Moscow, three pieces of one stone
and one of the other; 2g, Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., New
York, ...
Specimen(s): [1965,394], 0.6g, fragments.
Cold Bokkeveld 33°8' S, 19°23' E
Cape Province, South Africa
Fall 1838, October 13, 0900 hrs
Stone. Chondrite. Carbonaceous (CM2); S1.
Synonym(s): Bokkeveld; Cold Bokkaveld; Cold Bokeveld; Cold Bokevelt;
Koul Bokkeveld
Many stones, the largest of about 4.5lb, fell, after appearance
of a fireball and detonations, T. Maclear and -. Watermeyer,
Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. London, 1839, 129, p. 83., T. Maclear, Phil.
Trans. Roy. Soc. London, 1840, 130, p. 177. Analysis,
20.85 % total iron, H.B. Wiik, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta,
1956, 9, p. 279. C and H isotopes, G. Boato, Geochimica
et Cosmochimica Acta, 1954, 6, p. 209. Carbon compounds present,
G. Mueller, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 1952, 4,
p. 1. Distribution of carbon in silicates, J. Orcel and B. Alpern,
C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, 1967, 265, ser. D, p. 897 (M.A. 20-
308). Partial analysis, 19.49 % total iron, H. von Michaelis et
al., Earth planet. Sci. Lett., 1969, 5, p. 387. Trace element data,
G.W. Kallemeyn and J.T. Wasson, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta,
1981, 45, p. 1217. C, N isotopic analyses of separated
diamond, S.S. Russell et al., Meteorit. Planet. Sci., 1996, 31,
p. 343. S, Se, Na, Ni analyses, G. Dreibus et al., Meteoritics,
1995, 30, p. 439.
Distribution: 1.8kg, Mus. d`Hist. Nat., Paris, 680g, Naturhist.
Mus., Vienna, 800g, Roy. Scottish Mus., Edinburgh, 245g,
South African Mus., Cape Town, 130g, Acad. Sci., Moscow, 86g, Nat.
Hist. Mus., Budapest, 75g, Yale Univ., 59g, Field
Mus. Nat. Hist., Chicago, 50g, Univ., Tübingen, 41g, Arizona
State Univ., Tempe, 37g, U.S. Nat. Mus., Washington, 1g,
Museum of Natural History, Humboldt Univ., Berlin, ...
Specimen(s): [13989], 610g, and fragments, 48g; [1727],
245.5g, nearly complete stone; [19002], 60g, 14 stones, and
fragments, 4.5g; [1907,176], 10g, fragments; [1944,72], 1988g,
main mass; [1944,72], 4.5g, fragments; [82818], 4.8g;
[1935,46], 2.24g; [33907], 2g; [1964,579], 16.5g, of treated powder;
[1964,705], 79g, and fragments, 58g, residues from
extraction of hydrocarbons; [96260], thin section; [1985,M.147],
47.7g, three pieces.
Crescent 35°57' N, 97°35' W
Logan County, Oklahoma, U.S.A.
Fall 1936, August 17, 1907 hrs
Stone. Chondrite. Carbonaceous (CM2); S1.
Synonym(s): ;
Two stones were found, 72.7g and 5.7g. Short description,
O.E. Monnig and R. Brown, Pop. Astron., Northfield, Minnesota,
1936, 44, p. 568. (M.A. 6-397)
Distribution: 26g, Arizona State Univ., Tempe, 7g, Monnig Colln.,
Fort Worth, Texas, Thin section, U.S. Nat. Mus.,
Washington, ...
Specimen(s): [1986,M.23], 1.03g
Erakot 19°2' N, 81°53'30" E
Jagdalpur tahsil, Bastar district, Madhya Pradesh, India
Fall 1940, June 22, 1700 hrs
Stone. Chondrite. Carbonaceous (CM2)
Synonym(s): Erokote
One stone of 113g was recovered, P. Chatterjee, letter of
25 March 1952, , in Min. Dept. BM(NH). Reported, M.A.R.
Khan, Hyderabad Acad. Studies, 1950, 12, (M.A. 11-441). Description
and analysis, 22.42 % total iron, B. Mason and H.B.
Wiik, Am. Mus. Novit., 1962, (2115), (M.A. 16-639)
Distribution: 91g, Mus. Geol. Surv. India, Calcutta, 9.1g, Univ.
of California, Los Angeles, 2.3g, Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., New
York, ...
Essebi 2°53' N, 30°50' E
Aru, Haut Zaire, Zaire
Fall 1957, July 28, 0720 hrs
Stone. Chondrite. Carbonaceous (CM2); S1.
A stone fell in the region of Essebi, about 25km W. of Aru.
Described, with an analysis, F. Corin, Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci.
Outre-mer, Brussels, 1960, 6, p. 954 (M.A. 16-53). Analysis, 20.24
% total iron, H.B. Wiik, Comm. Phys.-Math. Soc. Sci.
Fenn., 1969, 34, p. 135.
Distribution: Several fragments, Roy. Acad. Sci. Outre-mer, Brussels,
61g, U.S. Nat. Mus., Washington, ...
Specimen(s): [1967,417], 0.2g, powder; [1973,M.37], 0.1g
Felix 32°32' N, 87°10' W
Perry County, Alabama, U.S.A.
Fall 1900, May 15, 1130 hrs
Stone. Chondrite. Carbonaceous (CO3); S3.
After the appearance of a fireball and detonations, a stone
of about 7lb was found; described, with an analysis, G.P. Merrill,
Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., 1902, 24, p. 193. Amount and composition
of nickel-iron determined, G.T. Prior, Min. Mag., 1919, 18,
p. 353. New analysis, 25.94 % total iron, H.B. Wiik, Geochimica
et Cosmochimica Acta, 1956, 9, p. 279. H and C isotopes,
G. Boato, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 1954, 6, p. 209. Further
analysis, 24.81 % total iron, T.S. McCarthy and L.H.
Ahrens, Earth planet. Sci. Lett., 1972, 14, p. 97. Trace element
data, G.W. Kallemeyn and J.T. Wasson, Geochimica et
Cosmochimica Acta, 1981, 45, p. 1217.
Distribution: 1286g, U.S. Nat. Mus., Washington, main mass; 150g,
Mus. d`Hist. Nat., Paris, 72g, Field Mus. Nat. Hist.,
Chicago, 16g, Naturhist. Mus., Vienna, ...
Specimen(s): [1919,89], 29g, in two pieces, 20g and 9g;
[1971,290], 92.3g, crusted slice.
Grosnaja 43°40' N, 45°23' E
Mekensk, Terek, Checheno-Ingushskaya , Russia
Fall 1861, June 28, 1900 hrs
Stone. Chondrite. Carbonaceous (CV3.3); S3.
Synonym(s): Grosnaia; Groznaia; Groznaja; Groznaya; Mikenskoi;
Mikenskoj; Mikentskaia; Mikentskaia; Mikentskaja; Terek
A shower of stones fell, after detonations, but only one
of about 3.5kg was recovered, as the rest fell into the river Terek.
Described, with an analysis, G. Tschermak, Tschermaks Min. Petr.
Mitt., 1878, 1, p. 153. Another analysis, 24.8 % total iron,
B. Mason, Space Sci. Rev., 1963, 1, p. 621 (M.A. 16-640). One stone
of 3251g fell, E.L. Krinov, Astron. Z^hurnal, 1945, 22, p.
303 (M.A. 9-297). Classification, W.R. Van Schmus, Meteorite Research,
ed. P.M. Millman, D. Reidel, Dordrecht-Holland,
1969, p. 480. Thermoluminescence data, R.K. Guimon et al., Meteoritics,
1995, 30, p. 704.
Distribution: 1840g, Acad. Sci., Moscow, main mass; 534g, Naturhist.
Mus., Vienna, 64g, Mus. d`Hist. Nat., Paris, 47g, Field
Mus. Nat. Hist., Chicago, 21g, Humboldt Univ., Berlin, 25g, Amer.
Mus. Nat. Hist., New York, ...
Specimen(s): [63624], 146g, and fragments, 3.5g; [35217],
6.2g
Haripura 28°23' N, 75°47' E
Jhunjhun district, Rajasthan, India
Fall 1921, January 17, 2100 hrs
Stone. Chondrite. Carbonaceous (CM2); S1.
After detonations and appearance of light, a stone fell
and broke into two pieces: description, G.V. Hobson, Rec. Geol. Surv.
India, 1927, 60, p. 136. According to another account, a shower
of stones fell, one of which weighed 315g, C.A. Silberrad,
Min. Mag., 1932, 23, p. 301. Analysis, 21.23 % total iron, H.B.
Wiik, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 1956, 9, p. 279.
Distribution: 281g, Mus. Geol. Surv. India, Calcutta, Specimen,
Jaipur Mus., ...
Ivuna 8°25' S, 32°26' E
Tanzania
Fall 1938, December 16, 1730 hrs
Stone. Chondrite. Carbonaceous (CI1)
Two or three stones fell at Ivuna, near the W. shore of
Rukwa, one of 704.5g was recovered, Ann. Rep. Geol. Div.
Tanganyika Terr., 1940, p. 22 (M.A. 8-58), F. Oates, Tanganyika
Notes and Records, 1941, 12, p. 28 (M.A. 8-373).
Mentioned, J.R. Harpum, Rec. Geol. Surv. Tanganyika for 1961, 1965,
11, p. 54. Analysis, 19.01 % total iron, H.B. Wiik,
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 1956, 9, p. 279. S, Se, Na, Ni
analyses, G. Dreibus et al., Meteoritics, 1995, 30, p. 439.
Distribution: Main mass, Tanzania Geol. Surv., Dodoma, 122g, U.S.
Nat. Mus., Washington, 66g, Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist.,
New York, 5g, Mus. d`Hist. Nat., Paris, ...
Specimen(s): [1991,M.5], 0.59g; [1996,M.4], 2.2g
Kaba 47°21' N, 21°18' E
Debreczen, Hungary
Fall 1857, April 15, 2200 hrs
Stone. Chondrite. Carbonaceous (CV3.0), Oxidised subgroup;
S1.
Synonym(s): Debreczen
After appearance of a fireball and detonations, a stone
of about 3kg was found, J. von Török, Ann. Phys. Chem.
(Poggendorff), 1858, 105, p. 329. Analysis, F. Wöhler, Sitzungsber.
Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-naturwiss. Kl., 1858, 33, p.
205. The analysis shows an improbably high percentage of alumina,
W. Wahl, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 1950, 1, p.
28. Detailed history, A. Hoffer, Debreczeni Szemle, 1928, (M.A.
4-117), K.I. Sztrokay, Neues Jahrb. Min. Abh., 1960, 94, p.
1284 (M.A. 15-286), K.I. Sztrokay et al., Acta Geol. (Hungary),
1961, 7, p. 57. Classification, W.R. Van Schmus and J.M.
Hayes, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 1974, 38, p. 47. Ca-rich
inclusion chemistry, B. Fegley, Jr. and J.E. Post, Earth
planet. Sci. Lett., 1985, 75, p. 297. Thermoluminescence data,
R.K. Guimon et al., Meteoritics, 1995, 30, p. 704.
Distribution: 2655g, Reform College, Debreczen, main mass; 32g,
Naturhist. Mus., Vienna, 8g, Univ., Tübingen, ...
Specimen(s): [35794], 98g; [33969a], 4.5g; [1985,M.152],
0.3g
Kaidun 15°0' N, 48°18' E
Near Kaidun, [Khuraybah], South Yemen
Fall 1980, December 3, 0445 hrs
Stone. Chondrite. Carbonaceous (CR), Polymict breccia
Synonym(s): Kaydun
After a fireball had been seen travelling NW. to SE., a
single mass of 841.6g was recovered from a small impact pit, Meteor.
Bull., 1982, (60), Meteoritics, 1982, 17, p. 95. The fall date
(Jan. 7, 1981) is incorrectly reported, SEAN Bull., 1981, 6, (4),. Xe
isotopes, fall date December 30, Yu.A. Shukolyukov et al., Geok^himia,
1983, p. 54. CI classification, G.W. Kallemeyn and
J.F. Kerridge, Meteoritics, 1983, 18, p. 322. About 2kg fell, A.V.
Ivanov et al., Lunar Sci. XV, 1984, p. 393. Mineralogy,
analysis, A.V. Ivanov et al., Meteoritika, 1986, 45, p. 3. Review
of Kaidun studies, D.W.G. Sears, Meteorit. Planet. Sci., 1996,
31, p. 543. Inclusions in metal, A.V. Ivanov et al., Meteorit.
Planet. Sci., 1996, 31, p. 621. CM1 lithology, M.E. Zolensky et
al., Meteorit. Planet. Sci., 1996, 31, p. 484.
Distribution: 841g, Acad. Sci., Moscow, ...
Kainsaz 55°26' N, 53°15' E
Muslyumov, Tatarstan Republic, Russia
Fall 1937, September 13, 1415 hrs
Stone. Chondrite. Carbonaceous (CO3); S1.
Synonym(s): Kai^=nsas
15 pieces were seen to fall near Kainsaz, the largest 102.5kg,
and totalling over 200kg. Briefly described, L.S. Selivanov,
Nature, 1938, 142, p. 623. , C. R. (Doklady) Acad. Sci. URSS, 1938,
20, p. 263 (M.A. 7-270). The date of fall is given as
September 14, I.S. Astapowitsch, Trans. Roy. Astron. Soc. Canada,
1938, 32, p. 195 (M.A. 7-172). The place of fall
incorrectly mapped, P.M. Millman, Trans. Roy. Astron. Soc. Canada,
1938, 32, p. 199. Analysis, M.I. D`yakanova,
Meteoritika, 1964, 25, p. 129. Classification, W.R. Van Schmus
and J.M. Hayes, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 1974, 38,
p. 47. Another analysis, 25.56 % total iron, L.H. Ahrens et al.,
Meteoritics, 1973, 8, p. 133. Trace element data, G.W.
Kallemeyn and J.T. Wasson, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 1981,
45, p. 1217.
Distribution: 101.9kg, Acad. Sci., Moscow, main mass; 79kg, Kazan
Univ., 126g, Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Chicago, 97g, West.
Austr. Mus., Perth, 75g, Mus. d`Hist. Nat., Paris, 26g, U.S. Nat.
Mus., Washington, 27.3g, Museum of Natural History,
Humboldt Univ., Berlin, ...
Specimen(s): [1972,232], 34.1g; [1965,395], 0.9g
Karoonda 35°5' S, 139°55' E
Buccleuch County, South Australia, Australia
Fall 1930, November 25, 2253 hrs
Stone. Chondrite. Carbonaceous (CK4); S1.
Synonym(s): Karoona
Numerous fragments, the largest 7lb, total 92lb, were found
about two weeks after the fall, K. Grant and G.F. Dodwell,
Nature, 1931, 127, p. 402 (M.A. 5-15). Description, with doubtful
analysis, D. Mawson, Trans. Roy. Soc. South Austr.,
1934, 58, p. 1 (M.A. 6-15). New analysis, and description, 25.55
% total iron, B. Mason and H.B. Wiik, Am. Mus. Novit.,
1962, (2115), (M.A. 16-639). Co-ordinates, M.J. Fitzgerald, Ph.D.
Thesis, Univ. of Adelaide, 1979, p. 216. Silicates
homogeneous, olivine Fa33.4, W.R. Van Schmus, Meteorite Research,
ed. P.M. Millman, D. Reidel, Dordrecht-Holland, 1969,
p. 480. Classification, W.R. Van Schmus and J.M. Hayes, Geochimica
et Cosmochimica Acta, 1974, 38, p. 47. XRF analysis,
23.86 % total iron, M.J. Fitzgerald, Meteoritics, 1979, 14, p.
109. Noble gases in minerals, B. Srinivasan et al., J. Geophys.
Res., 1977, 82, p. 762. Nitrogen isotopes, abundances, N. Sugiura
and S. Zashu, Meteoritics, 1995, 30, p. 430.
Distribution: 6.4kg, South Austr. Mus., Adelaide, includes main
mass, 5.5kg; 1.3kg, Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., New York, 151g,
Austr. Mus., Sydney, 127g, Max-Planck-Inst., Mainz, 123g, U.S.
Nat. Mus., Washington, 104g, Arizona State Univ.,
Tempe, 28g, Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Chicago, 15.5g, Museum of Natural
History, Humboldt Univ., Berlin, ...
Specimen(s): [1931,311], 106g, and fragments, 23g; [1931,489],
125.5g, four pieces; [1973,M.25], 44g
Lancé 47°42' N, 1°4' E
Vendome, Loir-et-Cher, France
Fall 1872, July 23, 1720 hrs
Stone. Chondrite. Carbonaceous (CO3); S1.
Synonym(s): Authon; Orléans
After the appearance of a fireball and detonations, a shower
of stones fell, of which six were recovered; the total weight was
about 51.7kg and the largest stone weighed 47kg, L.M. de Tastes,
C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, 1872, 75, p. 273. Description, R.
von Drasche, Tschermaks Min. Petr. Mitt., 1875, p. 1. Analysis,
25.58 % total iron, H.B. Wiik, Geochimica et Cosmochimica
Acta, 1956, 9, p. 279. Classification, W.R. Van Schmus and J.M.
Hayes, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 1974, 38, p. 47.
XRF analysis, 24.65 % total iron, T.S. McCarthy and L.H. Ahrens,
Earth planet. Sci. Lett., 1972, 14, p. 97. Perovskite-spinel
chondrule, M.J. Frost and R.F. Symes, Min. Mag., 1970, 37, p. 724.
Petrology, G. Kurat, Tschermaks Min. Petr. Mitt., 1975,
22, p. 38 (M.A. 76-2705). Trace element data, G.W. Kallemeyn and
J.T. Wasson, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 1981,
45, p. 1217. Matrix mineralogy, L.P. Keller and P.R. Buseck, Geochimica
et Cosmochimica Acta, 1990, 54, p. 1155.
Distribution: 47kg, Naturhist. Mus., Vienna, largest stone; 1.226kg,
Mus. d`Hist. Nat., Paris, 267g, Nat. Mus., Budapest,
185g, U.S. Nat. Mus., Washington, 164g, Field Mus. Nat. Hist.,
Chicago, 81g, West. Austr. Mus., Perth, 62g, Humboldt
Univ., Berlin, ...
Specimen(s): [1924,14], 311g, and fragments, 2.5g; [48707],
297g, complete stone; [1920,312], 18g; [48756], 10.5g;
[1985,M.153], 12.4g
Mighei 48°4' N, 30°58' E
Olviopol, Kherson, Mykolaïv Province, Ukraine
Fall 1889, June 18, 0830 hrs
Stone. Chondrite. Carbonaceous (CM2); S1.
Synonym(s): Elisabethpol; Elizavetpol; Meghei; Migei; Migheia;
Migheja; Nigheija
After the 'usual light and sound phenomena', a stone, of
over 8kg according to the total weight in collections, was seen to fall,
Yu.I. Simashko, Nature, 1890, 41, p. 472. Description and partial
analysis, S. Meunier, C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, 1889, 109, p.
976. Mentioned, A.N. Zavaritsky and L.G. Kvasha, Meteority SSSR,
Moskva, 1952, E.R. DuFresne and E. Anders, Geochimica
et Cosmochimica Acta, 1961, 23, p. 200. Analysis, 21.24 % total
iron, H.B. Wiik, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 1956, 9,
p. 279. Analysis, 19.95 % total iron, H. von Michaelis et al.,
Earth planet. Sci. Lett., 1969, 5, p. 387. Mentioned, G.P.
Vdovykin, Meteoritika, 1964, 25, p. 134. Classification, references,
W.R. Van Schmus and J.M. Hayes, Geochimica et
Cosmochimica Acta, 1974, 38, p. 47. Trace element data, G.W. Kallemeyn
and J.T. Wasson, Geochimica et Cosmochimica
Acta, 1981, 45, p. 1217.
Distribution: 2.75kg, Univ., Odessa, 1.6kg, Field Mus. Nat. Hist.,
Chicago, 1590g, Acad. Sci., Moscow, 1.3kg, Naturhist.
Mus., Vienna, 620g, U.S. Nat. Mus., Washington, 18.7g, Museum of
Natural History, Humboldt Univ., Berlin, ...
Specimen(s): [86947], 147g; [65604], 67g, and fragments,
2g.
Mokoia 39°38' S, 174°24' E
Taranaki, North Island, New Zealand
Fall 1908, November 26, 1230 hrs
Stone. Chondrite. Carbonaceous (CV3.2); S1.
After appearance of moving cloud and detonations, several
stones were seen to fall, and two of about 5lb each were
recovered. Description; partial analysis, G.R. Marriner, Trans.
New Zealand Inst., 1909, 42, p. 176. Description, M.H.
Briggs, Nature, 1961, 191, p. 1137 (M.A. 15-537). Analysis, 24.04
% total iron, H.B. Wiik, Geochimica et Cosmochimica
Acta, 1956, 9, p. 279. Classification, W.R. Van Schmus and J.M.
Hayes, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 1974, 38, p. 47.
New analysis, 22.59 % total iron, T.S. McCarthy and L.H. Ahrens,
Earth planet. Sci. Lett., 1972, 14, p. 97. Trace element
data, G.W. Kallemeyn and J.T. Wasson, Geochimica et Cosmochimica
Acta, 1981, 45, p. 1217. Thermoluminescence data,
R.K. Guimon et al., Meteoritics, 1995, 30, p. 704.
Distribution: Main masses, Mus., Wanganui, 148g, Arizona State
Univ., Tempe, 118g, Mus. d`Hist. Nat., Paris, 21g, Amer.
Mus. Nat. Hist., New York, ...
Specimen(s): [1910,729], 170g, and fragments, 3g.
Murchison 36°37' S, 145°12' E
Victoria, Australia
Fall 1969, September 28, 1045-1100 hrs
Stone. Chondrite. Carbonaceous (CM2); S1-2.
A shower of stones fell in an area of over 5 square miles.
The largest stone weighed about 7kg, and over 100kg were
recovered, Meteor. Bull., 1969, (48), Meteoritics, 1970, 5, p.
107. Detailed description and analysis, 20.44, 22.13 % total iron,
L.H. Fuchs et al., Smithson. Contrib. Earth Sci., 1973, (10),.
Rare-earth element abundances, D.L. Showalter et al.,
Meteoritics, 1972, 7, p. 295. Study of calcium variation in olivines,
R. Hutchison and R.F. Symes, Meteoritics, 1972, 7, p. 23.
SEM study of olivine crystals in matrix, E. Olsen and L. Grossman,
Meteoritics, 1974, 9, p. 243. Study of amino acids, G.E.
Pollock et al., Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 1975, 39, p. 1571.
Purines and triazines, R. Hayatsu et al., Geochimica et
Cosmochimica Acta, 1975, 39, p. 471. Noble gas study, L. Alaerts
et al., Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 1980, 44, p. 189.
Trace element data, G.W. Kallemeyn and J.T. Wasson, Geochimica
et Cosmochimica Acta, 1981, 45, p. 1217. C, N isotopic
analyses of separated diamond, S.S. Russell et al., Meteorit. Planet.
Sci., 1996, 31, p. 343. Ultrarefractory inclusion, S. B.
Simon et al., Meteorit. Planet. Sci., 1996, 31, p. 106. Trace element
contents in silicon carbide grains, S. Amari et al.,
Meteoritics, 1995, 30, p. 679. S, Se, Na, Ni contents, G. Dreibus
et al., Meteoritics, 1995, 30, p. 439.
Distribution: 49.5kg, Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Chicago, 30kg, U.S.
Nat. Mus., Washington, Specimens, Univ., Adelaide, 7kg,
Arizona State Univ., Tempe, 1.9kg, Univ. of California, Los Angeles,
173.4g, Museum of natural History, Humboldt Univ.,
Berlin, ...
Specimen(s): [1970,5], 1187g, almost complete stone; [1970,6],
151.5g, fragments; [1972,3], 2.2g, fragment; [1988,M.23],
1185g, crusted mass.
Murray 36°36' N, 88°6' W
Calloway County, Texas, U.S.A.
Fall 1950, September 20
Stone. Chondrite. Carbonaceous (CM2)
Synonym(s): Murray County
Classification and analysis: H. B. Wiik, Geochimica Cosmochimic
Acta 1956, 9, p. 279.
A fireball was seen and a loud explosion heard; thirty seconds
later a shower of fragments fell 9 miles E. of Murray, near
Wildcat Creek on Kentucky Lake. The total recovered was 7
kg, the largest fragment weighing 3.4 kg; further material was
collected later, to a total of 12.6 kg. Analysis: 21.25% total
iron (Wiik, 1956); 20.71% total iron (H. von Michaelis et al.,
1969).
Distribution: 5.8kg, U.S. Nat. Mus., Washington, 3.55kg, Arizona
State Univ., Tempe, 267g, Naturhist. Mus., Vienna, 124g,
Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Chicago, 179.6g, Mus. Nat. Hist., Humboldt
Univ., Berlin, ...
Specimen(s): [1966,48], 28.8g; [1955,225], 1g; [1971,288],
21.4g, interior, uncrusted fragment; [1971,293], 96g
Nawapali 21°15' N, 83°40' E
Sambalpur district, Orissa, India
Fall 1890, June 6, 1800 hrs
Stone. Chondrite. Carbonaceous (CM2)
After appearance of fireball, three stones appear to have
fallen. One which fell in the middle of the village of Nawapali broke
into pieces and only three small fragments of about 30g, 20g and
10g were preserved; the other two stones, said to be of the
`size of a 9lb shot`, were found in a field 500yds distant and
appear to have been taken away by the villagers, District
Superintendent of Police of Sambalpur, letter of December 28, 1896,
, in Min. Dept. BM(NH). Analysis, 21.0 % total iron,
H.B. Wiik, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 1956, 9, p. 279. Classification,
references, W.R. Van Schmus and J.M. Hayes,
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 1974, 38, p. 47.
Distribution: 73g, Mus. Geol. Surv. India, Calcutta, 7g, Naturhist.
Mus., Vienna, 1.6g, Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Chicago, ...
Specimen(s): [82968], 21.5g
Ningqiang 32°55'30" N, 105°54'24" E
Ningqiang County, Shaanxi, China
Fall 1983, June 25, 1900 hrs
Stone. Chondrite. Carbonaceous (CK3)
Synonym(s): ;
Preliminary description: Meteoritical Bulletin No. 65, Meteoritics
22, 157-164 (1987)
Classification and analysis: A. E. Rubin & J. T. Wasson, UCLA,
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Recovery information: D. Wang, Inst. Geochemistry, Academica Sinica,
Guiyang, China
A single stone, in four fragments of total weight 4.6kg,
was found in a field after detonations had been heard, olivine Fa 0.5-
10.5. Petrology, trace element analysis, A.E. Rubin et al., Meteoritics,
1988, 23, p. 13. Thermoluminescence data, R.K.
Guimon et al., Meteoritics, 1995, 30, p. 704.
Distribution: Main mass, Purple Mountain Observatory, Nanjing,
9.1g, Museum of Natural History, Humboldt Univ., Berlin,
...
Nogoya 32°22' S, 59°50' W
Entre Rios, Argentina
Fall 1879, June 30, evening hrs
Stone. Chondrite. Carbonaceous (CM2); S1.
Synonym(s): Concepcion; Nagaya; Nogaya; Nogoga
After appearance of a luminous meteor, a stone of about
4kg fell, C.M.F. Websky, Sitzungsber. Akad. Wiss. Berlin. S, Se,
Na, Ni contents, G. Dreibus et al., Meteoritics, 1995, 30, p. 439.
Distribution: 764g, Humboldt Univ., Berlin, 356g, Mus. Argent.
Cienc. Natural., Buenos Aires, 310g, Naturhist. Mus.,
Vienna, 210g, Mus. d`Hist. Nat., Paris, 46g, Field Mus. Nat. Hist.,
Chicago, ...
Specimen(s): [84191], 24.75g; [63925], 4g; [55125], 3g;
[1985,M.154], 21.5g
Orgueil 43°53' N, 1°23' E
Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne, France
Fall 1864, May 14, 2000 hrs
Stone. Chondrite. Carbonaceous (CI1)
Synonym(s): Montauban; Orguell
Preliminary description: G. A. Daubrée, C. R. Acad. Sci.
Paris, 1864, 58, p. 932, 1065.
Classification and analysis: S. Cloez, C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris,
1864, 59, p. 37.
After the appearance of a luminous meteor and detonations,
about 20 stones, the largest the size of a man's head, but most as
large as a fist, fell over an area of 2 square miles. Mentioned,
F. Pisani, C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, 1864, 59, p. 132. Most of the
extensive literature on the carbon compounds and alleged fossils
in this meteorite is summarised, with an analysis, 19.47 %
total iron, B. Mason, Space Sci. Rev., 1963, 1, p. 621. C,
N isotopes in separated diamond, S.S. Russell et al., Meteorit.
Planet. Sci., 1996, 31, p. 343. S, Se, Na, Ni analyses, G.
Dreibus et al., Meteoritics, 1995, 30, p. 439.
Distribution: 8.72kg, Mus. d'Hist. Nat., Paris, 370g, Nat. Mus.,
Prague, 348g, Roy. Scottish Mus., Edinburgh, 183g, U.S.
Nat. Mus., Washington, 125.5g, Humboldt Univ., Berlin, 62g, Field
Mus. Nat. Hist., Chicago, ...
Specimen(s): [36104], 463g, stone, and fragments, 8g; [36273],
131g, and fragments, 2g; [1960,331], 55g, and fragments, 6g;
[1920,328], 6g; [1985,M.148], 34.4g, pieces.
Ornans 47°7' N, 6°9' E
Doubs, France
Fall 1868, July 11, 1915 hrs
Stone. Chondrite. Carbonaceous (CO3.3); S1.
Synonym(s): Ornana; Salins
After detonations, a stone of about 6kg fell and broke into
two pieces, J. Marcon, Bull. Soc. Géol. France, 1869, 26, p. 92.
Description, G.A. Daubrée, Bull. Soc. Géol. France,
1869, 26, p. 95. Analysis, F. Pisani, C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, 1868, 67,
p.
663. Further analysis, 25.83 % total iron, B. Mason, Space Sci.
Rev., 1963, 1, p. 621 (M.A. 16-640). Chosen as
representative of one of the two sub-types of type III carbonaceous
chondrites, W.R. Van Schmus and J.M. Hayes,
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 1974, 38, p. 47. XRF analysis,
23.97 % total iron, L.H. Ahrens et al., Earth planet. Sci.
Lett., 1969, 6, p. 285. Rare gas content, E. Mazor et al., Geochimica
et Cosmochimica Acta, 1970, 34, p. 781. Noble gases in
separated minerals, B. Srinivasan et al., J. Geophys. Res., 1977,
82, p. 762. Petrography of Ornans-type chondrites, H.Y.
McSween, Jr., Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 1977, 41, p. 477.
Trace element data, G.W. Kallemeyn and J.T. Wasson,
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 1981, 45, p. 1217. Chondrule analyses,
A.E. Rubin and J.T. Wasson, Geochimica et
Cosmochimica Acta, 1988, 52, p. 425. S, Se, Na, Ni contents, G.
Dreibus et al., Meteoritics, 1995, 30, p. 439.
Distribution: 3.53kg, Mus. d`Hist. Nat., Paris, 89g, Yale Univ.,
83g, Mus. Geol. Surv. India, Calcutta, 74g, Field Mus. Nat.
Hist., Chicago, 8g, Museum of Natural History, Humboldt Univ.,
Berlin, ...
Specimen(s): [42474], 925g, and fragments, 3.5g; [1920,329],
1g; [1985,M.149], 19.2g, two pieces.
Pollen 66°20.9' N, 14°0.9' E
Nord-Sjona, Nesna district, Norway
Fall 1942, April 6, 1900 hrs
Stone. Chondrite. Carbonaceous (CM2); S1.
A stone of 253.6g fell on the Pollen farm, less than 1 metre
from the finder in 0.5m of snow; there were no audible
phenomena F.C. Wolff, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 1963, 27,
p. 979. , Norges Geol. Unders., 1963, 223, p. 359
(M.A. 16-640). Classification, variable olivine composition, J.A.
Wood, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 1967, 31, p.
2095. Analysis by H.B. Wiik, wt %; Fe metal 0.1, Ni 0.0, FeS 8.14,
SiO2 27.92, TiO2 0.14, Al2O3 2.83, FeO 20.67, MnO
0.216, MgO 19.55, CaO 1.86, Na2O 0.63, K2O 0.30, P2O5 0.30, H2O+
12.95, H2O- 0.62, C 1.65, Cr2O3 0.45, CoO 0.08,
NiO 1.72
Distribution: 120g, Min.-Geol. Mus., Oslo, possibly contaminated;
1.6g, Mus. d`Hist. Nat., Paris, ...
Specimen(s): [1964,496], 20g
Renazzo 44°46' N, 11°17' E
Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Fall 1824, January 15, 2030 hrs
Stone. Chondrite. Carbonaceous (CR2), brecciated; S1-S3.
Synonym(s): Arenazzo; Cento; Ferrara
After the appearance of light, followed by three detonations,
several stones fell, of which three were recovered, the largest
weighing about 5kg, total 10kg, E.F.F. Chladni, Ann. Phys. Chem.
(Poggendorff), 1825, 5, p. 122. Mentioned, B. Baldanza,
Min. Mag., 1965, 35, p. 214. Analysis, 24.93 % total iron, B. Mason
and H.B. Wiik, Am. Mus. Novit., 1962, (2106), (M.A.
16-639). Co-ordinates, G.R. Levi-Donati, priv. comm., Description
and analysis of metal grains, J.A. Wood, Icarus, 1967, 6,
p. 1. Oxygen isotopic ratios, R.N. Clayton and T.K. Mayeda, Meteoritics,
1977, 12, p. 199. High D/H ratio in organic
fraction, Y. Kolodny et al., Earth planet. Sci. Lett., 1980, 46,
p. 149. Trace element data, classification, G.W. Kallemeyn and
J.T. Wasson, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 1982, 46, p.2217.
Thermoluminescence data, R.K. Guimon et al.,
Meteoritics, 1995, 30, p. 704.
Distribution: 441g, Univ., Bologna, 100g, Naturhist. Mus., Vienna,
81g, Mus. d`Hist. Nat., Paris, 77g, Univ., Florence, 26g,
U.S. Nat. Mus., Washington, 18g, Arizona State Univ., Tempe, 11.3g,
Harvard Univ., 13.8g, Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., New
York, 6.7g, Univ., Tübingen, 6.8g, Univ., Modena, 3.6g, Field
Mus. Nat. Hist., Chicago, 2.7g, Museum of Natural History,
Humboldt Univ., Berlin, ...
Specimen(s): [41105], 12g; [1985,M.150], less than 0.2g;
[1987,M.15], 4.0g
Revelstoke 51°20' N, 118°57' W
British Columbia, Canada
Fall 1965, March 31, 2147 hrs
Stone. Chondrite. Carbonaceous (CI1)
After a brilliant bolide, a search yielded two small fragments,
together weighing about 1g, about 64 km NW. of Revelstoke,
Meteor. Bull., 1965, (34),. Full description, R.E. Folinsbee et
al., Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 1967, 31, p. 1625.
Thermomagnetic data, E.E. Larson et al., Earth planet. Sci. Lett.,
1974, 21, p. 345.
Distribution: 0.2g, Geol. Surv. Canada, Ottawa, ...
Santa Cruz 24°10' N, 99°20' W
Tamaulipas, Mexico
Fall 1939, September 3, 1200 hrs
Stone. Chondrite. Carbonaceous (CM2); S1.
Several stones fell, total weight unknown, A.D. Nininger,
Pop. Astron., Northfield, Minnesota, 1940, 48, p. 558. , A.D.
Nininger, Contr. Soc. Res. Meteorites, 2, p. 227 (M.A. 8-54). Analysis,
23.1 % total iron, H.B. Wiik, Geochimica et
Cosmochimica Acta, 1956, 9, p. 279. Classification, CM2, trace
element analysis, G.W. Kallemeyn and J.T. Wasson,
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 1981, 45, p. 1217.
Distribution: 24g, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, 12g, Arizona
State Univ., Tempe, Thin section, U.S. Nat. Mus.,
Washington, ...
Specimen(s): [1959,782], 17g, and powder, 0.5g.
Tonk 24°39' N, 76°52' E
Rajasthan, India
Fall 1911, January 22, 1555 hrs
Stone. Chondrite. Carbonaceous (CI1)
Synonym(s): Chhabra; Jhalrapatan
After the appearance of a brilliant meteor (moving from
west to east across the northern sky), and detonations, a shower of
small stones fell, of which a total weight of only 7.7g was collected,
the largest piece weighing 1.7g. Description, with an
analysis, W.A.K. Christie, Rec. Geol. Surv. India, 1914, 44, p.
41. The stones fell at Chhabra, 24&39`N., 76&52`E., Tonk
state, C.A. Silberrad, Min. Mag., 1932, 23, p. 303.
Distribution: 2.5g, Mus. Geol. Surv. India, Calcutta, 3g, U.S.
Nat. Mus., Washington, ...
Vigarano 44°51' N, 11°24' E
Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Fall 1910, January 22, 2130 hrs
Stone. Chondrite. Carbonaceous (CV3.3); S1-S2.
Synonym(s): Cariani; Ferrana; Mainardi; Morandi; Parish; Pieve;
Vigarano Mainarda; Vigarano Pieve; Vigarno
After detonations, a stone of about 11.5kg was seen to fall,
and a month later a second stone of 4.5kg was found;
description, A. Rosati, Atti R. Accad. Lincei, Roma, 1910, 19,
(1), p. 841. , A. Rosati, Atti R. Accad. Lincei, Roma, 1910, 19,
(2), p. 25. Listed, B. Baldanza, Min. Mag., 1965, 35, p. 214. Analysis,
24.71 % total iron, B. Mason, Space Sci. Rev., 1963, 1,
p. 621 (M.A. 16-640). Partial analysis, 22.24 % total iron, T.S.
McCarthy and L.H. Ahrens, Earth planet. Sci. Lett., 1972, 14,
p. 97. The type of a sub-type of carbonaceous chondrite, W.R. Van
Schmus and J.M. Hayes, Geochimica et Cosmochimica
Acta, 1974, 38, p. 47. X-ray diffraction study, mainly of magnetite,
F. Burragato, Periodico Miner., 1969, 38, p. 327.
Chemical mineralogy of a melilite spinel chondrule, M. Christophe-Michel-Levy,
Bull. Soc. franc. Min. Crist., 1968, 91, p.
212. Olivine composition, R. Hutchison and R.F. Symes, Meteoritics,
1972, 7, p. 23. Trace element data, G.W. Kallemeyn
and J.T. Wasson, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 1981, 45, p.
1217. Aqueous alteration in matrix, M.R. Lee et al.,
Meteorit. Planet. Sci., 1996, 31, p. 477. C, N isotopic analyses
of separated daimond, S.S. Russell et al., Meteorit. Planet. Sci.,
1996, 31, p. 343. S, Se contents, G. Dreibus et al., Meteoritics,
1995, 30, p. 439.
Distribution: 1.4kg, Yale Univ., 1kg, Nat. Mus., Prague, 2kg, U.S.
Nat. Mus., Washington, 293g, Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., New
York, 290g, Nat. Mus., Budapest, 220g, Mus. d`Hist. Nat., Paris,
157g, Naturhist. Mus., Vienna, 93g, Field Mus. Nat. Hist.,
Chicago, 4.16g, Museum of Natural History, Humboldt Univ., Berlin,
...
Specimen(s): [1924,15], 784g; [1911,174], 107g, and fragments,
1g; [1920,347], 50g
Warrenton 38°41' N, 91°9' W
Warren County, Missouri, U.S.A.
Fall 1877, January 3, 0715 hrs
Stone. Chondrite. Carbonaceous (CO3.6); S1.
With a whistling noise a stone of about 100lb was seen to
strike a tree and break into pieces. Description, with an analysis,
J.L. Smith, Am. J. Sci., 1877, 14, p. 222. Further analysis, 26.18
% total iron, W. Wahl, Min. Mag., 1950, 29, p. 419. Belongs
to the Ornans sub-type of the carbonaceous chondrites, W.R. Van
Schmus and J.M. Hayes, Geochimica et Cosmochimica
Acta, 1974, 38, p. 47. Partial analysis (XRF), 25.43 % total iron,
T.S. McCarthy and L.H. Ahrens, Earth planet. Sci. Lett.,
1972, 14, p. 97. Trace element content, G.W. Kallemeyn and J.T.
Wasson, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 1981, 45, p.
1217. Only about 1.6kg known in collections. S, Se, Na, Ni, G.
Dreibus et al., Meteoritics, 1995, 30, p. 439.
Distribution: 329g, Harvard Univ., 260g, Yale Univ., 145g, Naturhist.
Mus., Vienna, 124g, Nat. Mus., Budapest, 121g, Mus.
d`Hist. Nat., Paris, 86g, Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Chicago, 36g,
U.S. Nat. Mus., Washington, 66g, Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., New
York, 5.7g, Museum of Natural History, Humboldt Univ., Berlin,
...
Specimen(s): [53290], 73g, and fragments, 6g.