[meteorite-list] belgium

From: Bernd Pauli HD <bernd.pauli_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:41:53 2004
Message-ID: <3A53BB30.324C64D0_at_lehrer1.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de>

Piet inquired:

> Are there any Belgium meteorites?

Chris responded:

> Lesves (1896), St. Denijs-Westrem (1855),
> Tourinne-la-Grosse (1863), Bettrechies (1934),
> all falls.

Note: Bettrechies = Hainhaut

Frank wrote:

> Hainaut (fell in France, near Belgian border) - H3-6, brecciated
> Lesves - L6
> St. Denijs-Westrem (misspelled in Cat.Met.*) - L6, veined
> Tourinnes-la-Grosse - L6

* Thank you, Frank, for the correction!


Hello All!

In addition to the afore-mentioned AUTHENTICATED falls, there are
three doubtful cases, two of which are mentioned in Chladni's "Die
Feuer-Meteore, Wien, 1819":

1) Brussels (One stone is said to have fallen: Chladni)
2) Charleroi (Several stones, weighing up to 8 lb, fell: Chladni)
3) Mons (Several stones, up to 1 lb in weight, are said to have fallen,
    G. von Boguslawski, Ann. Phys. Chem. (Poggendorff), 1854,
    4,(suppl.), p. 9, but the evidence is not conclusive.


Best wishes,

Bernd
Received on Wed 03 Jan 2001 06:52:16 PM PST