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Sabetmahet..................................27'26' N., 82'5' E.
near Balrampur, Gonda district, Uttar Pradesh, India
Fell 1855, August 16, evening hrs
Stone. Chondrite.
A stone of about 2.75lb fell and was made an object of worship.
Only about 3g were secured .
Sabrum......................................23º5'N 91º40'E
Tripura, India
Fell 1999 April 30
Ordinary chondrite (LL6)
Local inhabitants bathing in a pond heard a whistling sound and
witnessed the fall of a 478 g stone.
Classification and mineralogy (S. Ghosh, GSI): olivine, Fa30.5;
pyroxene, Fs22.2; plagioclase, An10.7; shock stage, S4.
Specimens: GSI.
Sacramento Mountains........................32'55' N., 104'40' W.
Eddy County, New Mexico, U.S.A.
Found 1890, approx.
Iron. Octahedrite, medium (1.0mm) (IIIA).
A mass of 523lb was found on the eastern slope of the Sacramento
Mountains, 23 miles SW. of Badger. Analysis, 7.82 % Ni, 19.2
ppm.Ga , 36.6 ppm.Ge, 6.7 ppm.Ir. Severe and complex deformation .
Sagan.......................................51'32' N., 14'53' E.
Zegan, Poland
Fell 1636, March 6, 0600 hrs
Stone.
One stone, grey with a black crust, fell in the village of Dubrow, but
nothing is now preserved.
Saginaw.....................................32'51'57' N., 97'19'23' W.
Tarrant County, Texas, U.S.A.
Found 1979, July
Iron. Octahedrite, fine to medium.
A single mass of 44.5kg was found embedded in the ground by a
survey crew .
Sahara Meteorites..1999 to 2000......
Shaara Index 97001 to 00225
Sahara 97 meteorites found by Marc, Luc & Jim Labenne
Sahara 98 to 99555
Sahara Egypt
Sahara Niger
Sahara 97091....Main mass 6140g
Sahara , country unknown
Enstatite chondrite (EH3)
This meteorite and its paired group of indiviuals have a total mass
of over 28kg Sh97158 etc. Fall found by Labenne Meteorites.
Sahara 98034
Classification: H5, S2, W2, Fa18, Fs17; comment: porous
Main mass 10.3kg Found by Labene Meteorites.
Now owned and on display at the Astronomical Research Network
Very unusuall almost no matrix ,chondrules and free metal and
thounsands of holes the most porous meteorite I have ever seen!
This meteorite broke into 5 parts and 4 were recovered fusion
crusted and fit perfectly . For further information .
My daughter Amy and part of 98034.
Sahara 97001...L6
Sahara 97009...New Class
Sahara 97037...LL7
Sahara 97054...H4
Sahara 97057...L6
Sahara 97062...L5/6
Sahara 97085...L5
Sahara 97100...
Sahara 97137...LL4
Sahara 97158...EH3
Sahara 97176...H5
Sahara 97193...L3.9
Sahara 97194...L4
Sahara 97210...LL3.6
Sahara 97210...LL3.6
Sahara 98007...L5
Sahara 98035...Primitive chondrite
Sahara 98044...CV
Sahara 98046...Breccia
Sahara 98088...Messosiderite
Sahara 98100...H-Chondritic melt
Sahara 98110...Eucrite
Sahara 98111...Diogenite
Sahara 98117...Oriented specimen
Sahara 98165...Chondrite...
Sahara 98175...LL3
Sahara 98219
Sahara 98501...Ureilite
Sahara 98505...Ureilite
Sahara 98505
Sahara 99076...Howardite...ARN's..specimen
62 grams total weight
Sahara 99555, Angrite.
A single stone with black fusion crust found during our last collecting in May 1999.
classified Angrite ( Fassaite achondrite ), highest scientific value !.
This basaltic Achondrite is not only a Angrite, it's the first vesicular
Angrite with perfect bubbles in a green/grey matrix. Under microscope,
the matrix is a gorgeous coarse-grained crystalline texture.
Sahara 00177 ................................+0°09.25', z+0°06.87' W
Found 2000
Carbonaceous chondrite (C3/4, CV-like)
A 12 g stone was found by Labenne. Mineralogy and classification
(M. Bourot-Denise, MNHNP): related to reduced CVs, similar to
Coolidge and Loongana 001. Chondrules, chondrule fragments and
CAIs make up ~ 75 vol % of the meteorite. Overall, chondrules are
smaller than in Allende, with a mean size ~ 500 m. CAIs (~ 10 vol
%) are large, up to 1 mm in size. Matrix is rare. The largest and most
abundant chondrules are type-I, porphyrytic olivine-pyroxene chondrules,
often of irregular shape, with olivine crystals in the 10-40
m size range, and abundant opaque beads. Less abundant metalpoor
barred olivine, radial pyroxene and other chondrules are generally
smaller (100-300 m) and more rounded. Olivine, Fa8.0±1.0
(range: 5.0-9.6); low-Ca pyroxene Fs7.6±2.4 (range: 3.4-10.5). Chondrule
mesostasis is completely devitrified. A few chondrules are
partially rimmed with silica (as is the case in Coolidge). Fe-Ni metal
is kamacite, with minor taenite. Weakly shocked, metal is not
warped, troilite is monocrystalline. Moderately weathered; metal
grains, especially those in the matrix or on chondrules edges, have a
2-5 m-wide limonite rims; veins in chondrules silicates are also
filled with limonite; troilite is unaltered. Type specimen, 4 g,
MNHNP, main mass with Labenne.
Sahara 02029 .............................z+0°13.72' N, w+0°31.13' W
Found 2002
Achondrite (winonaite)
One 88 g stone was found by Labenne. Classification and
mineralogy (M. Bourot-Denise, MNHNP): equidimensional
silicate grains, with abundant 120° triple junctions, grain size
mainly in the range 200-300 µm; wide black veins. Olivine, Fa2.6;
low-Ca pyroxene, Fs3.2. Fe-Ni metal contains 0.6 wt% P and
forms large (500 µm) isolated grains; troilite contains 2.1 wt% Cr
and fills cracks. Minor minerals include diopside (Fs1.4-5.5),
plagioclase, schreibersite, daubréelite. Shock stage S5,
weathering grade W2. Specimens: type specimen 18.5 g,
MNHNP; main mass with finders.
Sahara 02501
Ti Hedjirine, Sahara
Found 2002 May
Achondrite (Eucrite)
One single massive (3960g) round-tetrahedral shaped stone with
glassy black fusion crust (75 % of surface), deep regmaglypts
well marked on 3 faces, was discovered in the Sahara by a
meteorite prospector. Petrography and Mineralogy: (A. Jambon,
O. Boudouma, H. Chennaoui-Aoudjehane UPVI): This very fresh
rock has an overprinted glomerophyric texture, finely and highly
fractured and partly molten. Modal mineralogy: pyroxene
53±2%; plagioclase: 46.3±1.4%; silica: 4±2% evaluated from 25
SEM frames covering one cm2. Mineralogy: Fe-rich subhedral
pyroxene up to 600 µm in length. Average composition:
En28Fs57Wo15, FeO/MnO =32±3. (range : En25Fs32Wo42 to En28
Fs69Wo3). Pyroxene is zoned with Wo poor cores and fine
exsolution bands. Plagioclase: An86Ab12Or2 (from An91 to An79).
Plagioclase laths are about 300µm long, and partly recrystallised.
Ilmenite, silica are irregularly distributed and associated with Krich
feldspathic glass (1.5% K2O) with up to 9% FeO. Silica glass
(90% SiO2 plus a plagioclase fraction) is also present. Specimens
type specimen UPVI: 1.7+1.0 +1.6 + 11.2 + 9.6 g. Main mass:
Caillou Noir.
Sahara 03500
Found 2003 May
Achondrite (ungrouped)
In May 2003, a dark 221.33g stone was discovered in the Sahara
by a person prospecting for meteorites, acting on behalf of
Caillou Noir. The rock is light gray-green, fine-grained, and
displays dark globules of a few mm to cm with rusty rims.
Cracked fusion crust (dark greenish brown) and a deep regmaglyt
on one side, broken on the other side with desert alteration.
Petrography and mineralogy (A. Jambon and O Boudouma,
UPVI; and B. Devouard, UBP): Magmatic texture of
orthopyroxene and olivine with interstitial glass. A few rounded
metal-sulfide globules (~16% vol.), 0.5-10 mm, are dispersed in
this silicate "matrix". Glomerocrysts of pyroxene ~50-300 µm,
En77Fs20Wo3, FeO/MnO = 27.8±0.4.. Fine rims of
clinopyroxene (En50Fs14Wo36) where in contact with the glass
phase. Slightly zoned olivine, 20-50 µm, Fo81 to Fo76,
FeO/MnO = 45.5 ±0.6. Interstitial glass (c. 15 % vol.) close to
feldspathic composition (c. Ab17An4Or13Qz65). Very minor Fe
sulfide grains (<5 µm) in the glass phase or between crystals.
Metal-sulfide globules consist of dendritic metal in pyrrhotite
(coarse texture, visible with the naked eye). Metal grains have
discontinuous rims of Fe-Ni phosphide, and display a finegrained
texture with irregular exsolutions of taenite. Smaller
globules (<500 µm; Fe= 89 %, Ni=9-10 %, P= 0.5-1.5 %)
consist of kamacite with phosphide and taenite exsolution,
surrounded by pyrrhotite. The rock is highly fractured, with
secondary veins of Ca-carbonate of probable terrestrial origin.
Minor oxydation is visible around the metal-sulfide globules
(W1). Specimens: type specimens: UPVI 21.36 g, Université de
Clermont III: 2.0 g; main mass: Caillou Noir.
Saint-Aubin ...............................48°29' N, 3°35' E
Aube Champagne, France
Found 1968
Iron, octahedrite (ungrouped)
Five masses of total weight 472 kg were found by farmers while
ploughing, within a strewn field a few miles across. Classification
(E. Dransart and M. Baron, EMTT): kamacite bandwidth 0.4 mm;
bulk composition Ni = 11.5±1%, Co = 4 mg/g, P = 2 mg/g, Ir = 0.02
g/g, Ga = 28 g/g, Ge = 83 g/g. The meteorite contains sarcopside
and/or graftonite and needles of schreibersite up to 6 cm in length. It
shows typical shock features (Neumann lines and shock-hatched
kamacite). Specimens: type specimen 86 g MNHNP; 500 g EMTT;
main mass with finders.
Sainte Rose.................................21'11'32' S., 55'41'11' E.
La Plaine des Palmistes, Sainte Rose,Reunion Island
Found June 1983
Stone. Olivine bronzite chondrite (H3)
A single stone of 430 grams was found at the bottom the scoriaceous
basaltic Piton Rouge cone on the piton de la Fournaise volcano .
Sakauchi....................................35'40' N., 136'18' E.
lbi, Gifu, Honshu, Japan
Fell 1913, April 13
Iron. Hexahedrite.
A single mass of 4.18kg, not seen to fall .
Sakurayama..................................35'10' N., 136'55' E,
Nagoya Shigai, Aichi, Honshu, Japan
Fell 1935, July 7
Doubtful. Iron.
One fragment of 0.84g is known, in the possession of Prof. Mizukawa .
Salaices....................................27'0' N., 105'15' W.
Chihuahua, Mexico
Found 1971
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4).
One mass of 3.9kg was found 6 km SW. of Salaices and within the
Allende strewnfield, about 1.5 km NE. of Rancho Blanco. A further
mass, 39 fragments totalling 20.6kg, was found in 1981 about 7.2 km
WSW. of the original find-site, close to Pueblito de Allende .
Salem.......................................44'57' N., 123'1' W.
Marion County, Oregon, U.S.A.
Fell 1981, May 11, 0115 hrs, or May 12
Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite, amphoterite (LL4-5).
Fell on the roof of a house in Salem; two masses, totalling 61g, were
recovered .
Salina......................................38'59' N., 111'51' W.
Sevier County, Utah, U.S.A.
Found 1908, approx.
Iron. Octahedrite, medium.
A number of shale balls, up to 4 or 5lb in weight, some with metallic
cores, were found around a small depression, in sect. 36, township
21 S., range 3W., in the Pahvant Mts., 15 miles from Salina, but only
one weathered mass of about 235g was preserved .
Saline......................................39'24' N., 100'24' W.
Saline Township, Sheridan County, Kansas, U.S.A.
Found 1901, possibly fell 1898, November 15, 2130 hrs.
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5).
After the appearance of a fireball in 1898, a stone of about
68lb was found three years later. Analysis, 27.04 % total iron.
Salla.......................................66'48' N., 28'27' E.
Lappi, Finland
Found 1963
Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6).
Total known weight 2.9kg. Analysis, 21.58 % total iron .
Salles......................................46'3' N., 4'38' E.
Villefranche, Rhone, France
Fell 1798, March 12, 1800 hrs
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6), veined.
After the appearance of a fireball moving from east to west.
A stone of about 20lb fell and buried itself 18 inches in the soil.
Date of fall perhaps March 8, when a fireball moving in the same
direction and at about the same hour was observed .
Salt Lake City..............................40'55' N., 111'40' W.
Utah, U.S.A.
Found 1869
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5), brecciated.
A stone of 875g was found between Salt Lake City and Echo.
Salt River..................................37'57' N., 85'47' W.
Bullitt County, Kentucky, U.S.A.
Found 1850, approx.
Iron. Octahedrite, plessitic (IIC).
A mass of about 8lb was found about 20 miles S. of Louisville, and
was heated in a forge. All specimens reheated to I000C.
Analysis, 10.02 %Ni, 37.8 ppm.Ga, 100 ppm.Ge, 6,3 pppm,lr .
Salzwedel...................................52'48' N., 11'12' E.
Hohenlangenbeck, near Salzwedel, Magdeburg, Germany
Fell November 14, 1985, 1917 hrs
Stone.
A single mass of 43 grams was found in a wooded area after a
fireball had been seen .
Samelia.....................................25'40' N., 74'52' E.
Shahpura, Rajasthan, India
Fell 1921, May 20, 1730 hrs
Iron. Octahedrite, medium (1.1mm) (IIIA).
After the appearance of a fireball moving from south to north and
leaving a white trail, loud detonations were heard and three masses
fell. One of 1125g in the jungle south of Samelia (25'40'N.,74'52'E.),
7 miles WNW. of Shahpura, another of 587g in the jungle of Beshki,
1.2 miles SSE. of Samelia, and a third, of 749.5g in the village of
Beshkalai, in the Banera territory, 5 miles W. of Beshki.
Analysis, 8.0 %Ni, 19.5 ppm.Ga, 38.3 ppm.Ge, 2.6 ppm.Ir .
Sam's Valley................................42'32' N., 122'52'30' W.
Jackson County, Oregon, U.S.A.
Found 1894
Iron. Octahedrite, medium (0.7mm) (IIIB).
A mass of 15.25lb was found about 10 miles NW. of Medford. This
mass was sliced up and distributed by the Foote Mineral Co. Another
mass,1kg, was found before 1900. Five individuals may have been
found, of which three are positively known .
Analysis, 9.77 %Ni, 18.4 ppm.Ga, 35.1 ppm.Ge, 0.017 ppm. Ir.
San Angelo..................................31'25' N., 100'21' W.
Tom Green County, Texas, U.S.A.
Found 1897
Iron. Octahedrite, medium (l.0mm) (IIIA).
A mass of 194lb was found 7 miles S. of San Angelo.
Analysis, 7.52 %Ni, 19.4 ppm.Ga, 37.6 ppm.Ge, 8.0 ppm.Ir.
Description; shock-deformed .
San Borjita................................27'33'31'S., 56'8.4'W.
Corrientes Province, Argentina
Found 1983
Ordinay chondrite (L4)
A 12.3kg stone was found by Mr. Don Torres and an unidentified
truck driver after witnessing a large fireball. Yet the stone is moderatly
weathered and cast doubt on date of the fall. Main mass is with
Mr. Alejandro Marin of Posadas, Argentina. Weathering grade W2.
San Carlos.................................35'32' S., 58'46' W.
Monte district, Buenos Aires province, Argentina
Found 1942, before this year
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H).
A fragment weighing 3600g, part of a larger stone, was found in the
surface soil of the San Carlos estate.
San Cerre de Mallorca.......................39'35' N., 2'39' E.
Mallorca, Spain
Fell 1958, or 1959
Doubtful..
A meteorite is said to have fallen on the beach at San Ceffe, near
Palma, fragments of up to 500kg being strewn over a radius of 100m,
Unconfirmed and very doubtful.
Sanclerlanda.................................16'13' S, 50' 18' W
Serra do Mangabla, Goias, Brazil
Found 1971, Octomber 5
Iron Octahedrite, medium (1.0mm) (IIIA)
A single mass of 279 kg was found about 500 meters from the
Sanclerlandia to Anicuns road.
San Cristobal...............................23'26' S, 69'30' W
Antofagasta, Chile
Found 1882
Iron Ataxite, Ni-rich ( IB )
A mass of about 5 kg was found.
Sand Creek..................................39'25.8' N., 99'59.7' W.
Graham County, Kansas, USA
Ordinary chondrite (H5)
A 2.443kg stone was found by a farmer while plowing agrain field.
Shock stage S4 and weathering grade W2
Sand Draw...................................40'49' N., 102'15' W.
Sedgwick County, Colorado, USA
Found 1947
Stone. Ordinary chondrite (H5)
A stone of 2.6 pounds was found in a pasture by
Albert Stretesky while tending sheep.
Sanderson...................................30'15' N, 106'30' W
Terrel County, Texas, USA
Found 1936, March
Iron Octahedrite, medium (0.7mm) (IIIB)
One mass of 6.8 kg was found. 9.69 % Ni .
Sandia Mountains............................35'15' N, 106'30' W
Near Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Found 1925
Iron Octahedrite, coarest (10mm) (IIB)
Original weight 100 lb, only 15 kg has been preserved.
Analysis , 5.87 % Ni .
Sandtown...................................35'56' N, 91'38' W
Independence County, Arkansas, USA
Found 1938
Iron Octahedrite, medium (1.2mm) (IIIA)
A single mass of 9.35 kg was found.
Analysis , 8.09% Ni .
Sandy Creek ...............................40°26' N, 98°04' W
Clay County, Nebraska, USA
Found 1999 July 6
Ordinary chondrite (L5)
One stone of 1330 g was found on an airport runway while it was
being graded. Classification (A. Rubin, UCLA): Olivine, Fa25.2±0.6,
shock stage S4, weathering grade W4. Specimens: type specimen
55.7 g, UCLA; 37.6 g, DMNH; main mass Jensen.
San Emigdio.................................36'N, 119' W
San Emigdio Mountains, Kern County, California USA
Found 1887
Stone Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4)
A stone of about 80 lb was found and was crushed to pices as an ore.
San Francisco del Mezquital.................23'29' N, 104'22' W
Durango, Mexico
Found 1868
Iron Hexahedrite (IIA)
A mass of about 7.5 kg was brought to France from Mexico by Gen.
Castlenau. Analysis, 5.89 % Ni .
San Francisco Mountains.....................35' N., 112' W.
Arizona, U.S.A.
Found 1920, approx.
Iron. Octahedrite, fine (0.2mm) (IVA).
A mass of 1700g was found, evidently a recent fall as it shows a good
fresh crust and heating zone.
Analysis, 7.62 %Ni, 2.09 ppm.Ga, 0.102 ppm.Ge, 3.0 ppm. Ir.
San Jose....................................24'42' N., 99'5' W.
Tamaulipas, Mexico
Found 1944, known before this year
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5).
A single, 532g fragment was recovered .
San Juan 001 ...............................25°34.53' S, 69°47.7' W
Atacama, Chile
Found 2001 December 1
Ordinary chondrite (L5)
Three stones of 1229 g total mass were found within 1 km of each
other. Classification (M. Zolensky, JSC): Olivine, Fa24.5; pyroxene,
Fs21.6, shock stage S1/2, weathering grade W2. Specimens: type
specimen 60 g, SI; main mass, Rodrigo Martinez.
San Juan 002 ..............................25°34.53' S, 69°47.7' W
Atacama, Chile
Found 2002 February 20
Ordinary chondrite (H6)
Thirty four masses of the meteorite were found by Rodrigo Martinez
during a desert search, with a total weight of 345 g. Classification
(M. Zolensky, JSC): Olivine, Fa19.25 PMD 0.004, low Ca-pyroxene,
Fs19 PMD 0.008, contains abundant coarse-grained plagioclase,
Ab79Or8 to Ab83Or4. Shock stage S1, weathering grade W3. Specimens:
main mass Mr R. Martinez; type specimen 21g, SI.
San Juan Capistrano.........................33'29'5' N., 117'39'45' W.
California, U.S.A.
Fell 1973, March 15, 0000-0400 hrs
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6).
Two partly-crusted interlocking fragments, total weight 56g were
recovered after falling through the aluminium roof of a carport .
San Luis....................................33'20' S., 66'23' W.
San Luis, Argentina
Found 1964, known before this year
Doubtful. Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H).
A specimen from San Luis .
San Michele ................................43° 40’ N, 13° 00’E
Pesaro Urbino, Marche, Italy
Fell 2002 February 20, 06:45 local time
Ordinary Chondrite (L6)
Miss Raffaela Frezzotti was woken up by a sound coming from
the roof of her house. Two days later she found a hole in the roof
of her house and a single black 237g stone in the loft.
Classification (A. Maras, Uni. Roma): The stone is an ordinary
chondrite, Fa25.4, Fs21..6; weathering grade W0. Specimens: type
specimen, 52g, Museum of Mineralogy, Uni. Roma, main mass
(181g) finder.
San Pedro de Quiles.........................31'1' S., 71'24' W.
Coquimbo , Chile
Fell Octomber, 1956
Ordinary Chondrite (L6)
A 282 gram stone fell a few meters from a farm worker around
18:30 on a spring evening (date unknown). It was recovered the
next day from the bottom of a small hole after water was poured
over the stone which was thought to be hot. Shock stage S4,
weathering grade W1. Main mass Sr. L. Arriagada.
San Pedro Springs...........................29'30' N., 98'30' W.
Bexar County, Texas, U.S.A.
Found 1887
Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6), veined.
A specimen of 72g is mentioned,
Santa Apolonia..............................19'13' N., 98'18' W.
Nativitas, Tlaxcala, Mexico
Found 1872
Iron. Octahedrite, medium (0.9mm) (IIIA).
A mass of about 1kg was said to be in Mexico City. A mass of
1315.6kg was found at Nativitas. Tlaxcala and is referred to Santa
Apolonia. Analysis, 7.83 %Ni. Description, shock-hardened .
Santa Barbara...............................29'12' S, 51'52' W
Porto Alegre,Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Fell 1873 September 26
Stone Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L4) Brecciated
A stone of about 400 g fell.
Santa Catarina..............................26'13' S, 48'36' W
Santa Catharina, Brazil
Found 1875
Iron Ataxtite, Ni-rich (IRANOM)
Large masses of total weight about 7000 Kg including six weighing
respectively 2250 kg, 1500 kg, 450 kg, 375 kg, and 300 kg were found
in clay overlying granite on the island of Sao Francisco. The total
weight may have been as much as 25000 Kg, most of it appears to
have been sent to England and smelted for nickle.
Analysis,33.62 % Ni .
Santa Clara.................................24'28' N, 103'21' W
Near santa Clara, Durango, Mexico
Found 1976
Iron Ataxtite, Ni-rich (IVB)
A single mass of 63Kg was purchased in 1977 by Arizona State Univ.
Analysis , 17.9 % Ni, also contains isotopically anomalous silver.
Santa Cruz..................................24'10' N, 99'20' W
Tamaulipas, Mexico
Fell 1939 September 3, 1200 hrs
Stone Carbonaceous chondrite, Type II (CM2)
Several stones fell, total weight unknown.
Analysis , 23.1 % iron .
Santa Isabel................................33'54' S, 61'42' W
Santa Fe, Argentina
Fell 1924, November 18, 0930 hrs
Stone Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6)
A stone of 5.5 Kg fell.
Santa Luzia.................................16'16' S, 47'57' W
Goias, Brazil
Found 1921
Iron Octahedrite coarsest (5mm) (IIB)
A mass of 4.5 Kg was found and two other of 18.1 Kg and 4 Kg on the
upper Santa Maria river, 24 km from the Santa Luzia. another mass of
1.64 kg was found 100 meters from the main mass.
Analysis, 6.4 % Ni .
Santa Rosa..................................5'55' N., 73'0' W.
Tunja, Boyaca, Colombia
Found 1810
Granada, Rasgata, Zipaquira
Iron. Ataxite, Ni-poor (IC).
A large mass, estimated at 750kg, and smaller pieces were found on
the hill of Tocavital near Santa Rosa, in 1810, and in 1824 the large
mass was being used as an anvil in Santa Rosa, M. de Rivero and
J.B. Boussingault. In 1874 it was placed on a pillar in the market
place where it was seen in 1906 by H.A. Ward, who obtained a portion
of 107kg. Two other masses of 41kg and 22kg respectively were
found in 1810 at the village of Rasgata near the saline of Zipaquira.
Analysis, 6.52 % Ni. Two small specimens formerly attributed to this
fall are of a plessitic octahedrite and identified as Tocavita .
Santa Rosalia...............................27'20' N., 112'20' W,
Baja California, Mexico
Found 1950, before this year
Stony-iron. Pallasite (PAL).
A mass of 1631g was found. Possibly from near the village of Ignacio.
Santiago Papasquicro........................24'30' N., 106' W.
Durango, Mexico
Found 1958, approx.
Iron. Ataxite, anomalous (IRANOM).
One mass of 119.5kg was found about 83 miles SW. of the village of
Santiago Papasquiero. Analysis, 7.48 %Ni, 0.573 ppm.Ga, 0.040
ppm.Ge, 4.0 ppm.Ir. Description, recrystallised kamacite, with
dispersed taenite .
Sao Joao Nepomuceno.........................21'33' S., 43'1' W.
Minas Gerais, Brazil
Found
Iron. Octahedrite,fine (0.3mm),with silicate inclusions (IVAANOM).
A specimen of this iron is in Washington (U.S. Nat. Mus.).
Analysis, 8.0 %Ni, 2.16 ppm.Ga, 0.118 ppm.Ge, 2.6 ppm Ir.
Sao Jose do Rio Preto.......................20'48'36' S., 49'22'50' W.
Siio Paulo, Brazil
Fell 1962, August 14, 0800 hrs
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4).
A mass of 927g fell. Analysis, 26.78 % total iron .
Sao Juliao de Moreira......................41'45'58' N., 8'35'1' W.
Ponte do Lima, Minho, Portugal
Found 1883, known before this year
Iron. Octahedrite, coarsest (6mm) (IIB).
A mass of 162kg was ploughed up.
Analysis, 6.1 %Ni, 46.2 ppm.Ga,107 ppm.Ge, 0.013 ppm.Ir.
Phosphide-rich
Saotome.....................................36'30' N., 137' E.
Toyama, Honshu, Japan
Found 1892
Iron. Octahedrite, fine.
A mass of 10.88kg was found. Perhaps part of Shirahagi .
Sappa.......................................39'50.66' N., 100'30.6' W.
Found between 1981 and 1986
Ordinary chondrite (L6)
A 5.95kg stone was found in a gravel pit by Mr. Paul Tansey.
Shock stage S3 and weathering grade W2
Saratov.....................................52'33' N., 46'33' E.
Near Donguz, Penza, Federated SSR, USSR,
Fell 1918, September 6, 1500 hrs
Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L4).
After the appearance of a fireball, and detonations, several stones fell
at Dotiguz, 52'35'N., 46'16'E., and Belaya Gora, 52'31'N., 46'49'E., of
total weight about 328kg .
Sardis......................................32'56'56' N., 81'51'54' W.
Burke County, Georgia, U.S.A.
Found 1940
Iron. Octahedrite, coarse (2.5mm) (IA).
A mass of 800kg was found when ploughing in Jenkins Co.,
6-25 miles WSW, of Sardis, Burke County.
Analysis, 6.58 %Ni, 93.7 ppm.Ga, 400 ppm.Ge, 1.3 ppm.Ir .
Sarepta.....................................48'29' N., 44'49' E.
Volgograd region, Federated SSR, USSR,
Found 1854
Iron. Octahedrite, coarse (2.2mm) (IA).
A mass of about 14kg was found on the right bank of the Volga, 20
miles from Sarepta.
Analysis, 6.55 %Ni, 99.9 ppm.Ga, 457 ppm.Ge, 3.4 ppm. Ir.
Sargiin Gobi...............................45'59.01' N., 105'45.53' E.
Middle Gobi district Mongolia
Found 1964 August 8
Iron , Coarse Octahedrite ( IAB )
A 17.5 kg mass was found by a Mr. Shagdarjav in the Dundgobi
aimag, apx. 60 km NW of Mandal Gobi.
Sarir Qattusah 004-005
Sarratola...................................24'24' N., 81'53' E.
Sidhi tahsil, Madhya Pradesh, India
Found 1948, known in this year
Stone. Chondrite, veined.
One small stone of 265g was received by the Geol. Surv. of India in
September, 1948 .
Sasagase....................................34'43' N., 137'47' E.
Hamamatsu-shi, Khizuoka-ken, Honshu, Japan
Fell 1688, February 13, 1200 hrs
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H).
A mass of about 695g was seen to fall near the temple Zofukuji, and
was kept there.
Sauguis.....................................43'9' N., 0'51' W.
St. Etienne, Basses-Pyrenees, France
Fell 1868, September 7, 0230 hrs
Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6).
After the appearance of a fireball, followed by detonations, a stone fell
into a stream and was broken into pieces, 2kg to 4kg of this was
collected .
Savannah....................................35'10' N., 88'11' W.
Hardin County, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Found 1923, approx.
Iron. Octahedrite, medium (1.2mm) (IIIA).
An oxidized, dumb bell shaped mass of about 135lb (60kg) was found
on the high road between Savannah and Cerro Gordo, about 4 miles
NE. of Savannah. Analysis, 7.99 % Ni, 21.1 ppm.Ga, 44.2 ppm.Ge,
0.6 ppm.Ir, Description; it consists of two parent austenite crystals .
Sawtooth Knob ............................40° 51.73'N, 118°32.5' W
Humboldt County, NV USA
Found 06/13/2002
Iron (IIAB)
Two individual masses, 13.44 g and 5.10 g, were found within
100 m of each other, in a dry streambed, by Patricia and Gordon
Cave who were prospecting for gold with metal detectors. Both
samples were recovered from 4-8 inches depth in soft, dry, desert
soil. Both are complete individuals with 2-3 mm diameter
regmaglypt-like markings on the exterior. Classification and
analysis (D. Hill, LPL): The analyzed sample is mainly kamacite
with trace amounts (<<5%) of taenite and schreibersite. No shock
deformation is evident. Average compositions from microprobe
analysis are: Kamacite, Fe = 93.6 ± 1.4 %, Ni = 5.9 ± 0.6 %
(n=536); Taenite, Fe = 72.4 ± 5.8 %, Ni = 26.0 ± 5.9 % (n=111);
Schreibersite, Fe = 44.7 ± 6.5 %; Ni = 40.7 ± 5.2 %; P = 14.3 ±
1.8 % (n=94). Width of cross section of a single kamacite lamella
~ 4.3 ± 0.5 mm. The larger, intact specimen indicates octahedral
structure with similar kamacite widths. No obvious
Widmanstatten structure is visible on the etched surface. Average
bulk composition of two replicate INAA samples from the
smaller specimen: Ni 6.04 ± 0.06%; Ga 54.6 ± 0.5 µg g-1; Ge 190
± 40 µg g-1; Ir 0.018 ± 0.002 µg g-1; Au 1.06± 0.01 µg g-1; W
0.62 ± 0.03 µg g-1; As 7.94 ± 0.11 µg g-1. Based on Ni and other
elements, a IIAB designation is indicated, with a closer
agreement to IIB irons. Comparisons of Au vs. Ga, Co, Ir exhibit
concentrations that are consistent with IIAB also but do not fall
exactly along sample trends noted by Wasson et. al (1998). Type
specimens: 2.3 g LPL; 2.8 g + 13.44 g (main mass) Fleischmann
Planetarium and Science Center, U. of Nevada.
Sayh al Uhaymir Index
Sayh al Uhaymir 003 to 094
Sayh al Uhaymir 085 to 169
Sayh al Uhaymir 005.........................20°59.76'N, 57°19.55'E
Sayh al Uhaymir 008.........................20°58.83'N, 57°19.14'E
Oman
Found 1999 November 26
Martian basalt (shergottite)
At two locations, 1864 m apart, 5 grey-greenish stones were found
which are macroscopically identical. Sayh al Uhaymir (SaU) 005 comprises one
fragment of 547 g and two individuals of 561g and 236g, which are partially
covered by fusion crust and show regmaglyptes. SaU 008 comprises one large
individual of 7805 g and a smaller fragmented individual of 774 g. On the latter,
the fresh black fusion crust is almost completely preserved.
The total mass of SaU 005/008 is 9923 g. Mineralogy and classification (J. Zipfel, MPI):
porphyritic texture with large olivine phenocrysts (Fo64-71) in a fine-grained
groundmass of pigeonite (En61-70Wo6-13) and maskelynite (An51-65Or0.3-0.9);
minor phases are augite, phosphates and opaques; strongly shocked: mosaicism and planar
deformation of olivines, twinning and fracturing of clinopyroxene,
and up to mm-sized shock melted areas with quench textures are common;
brown-orange ring-like structures formed by extremely fine-grained intergrowths of
unidentified phases are abundant in impact melt areas and pyroxenes;.
The meteorite is extremely fresh, with only a few of the larger cracks partially
filled with calcite. Bulk chemical analyses (B. Spettel, G. Dreibus, MPI; H.
Palme, Köln), noble gas analyses (M. Paetsch, L Schultz, MPI),
and Sm-Nd systematics (E. Jagoutz, MPI):texture, bulk chemistry,
noble gases and Sm-Nd systematics indicate a very close relationship to Dar al Gani
476/489/670/735; however, based on the distinct mineral chemistry and
the place of find, simple pairing with those meteorites can be excluded.
Specimens: type specimen, 60 g, MPI; main mass with anonymous finder.
Sayh al Uhaymir 085 ........................21°04.1' N, 57°16.2' E
Oman
Found 2002 January 11
Carbonaceous chondrite (CV)
Three stones of 112 g total were found on the surface of the desert.
Mineralogy and classification (M. Ivanova, M. Nazarov, Vernad):
The meteorite consists of matrix, olivine aggregates, chondrules,
their fragments and CAIs. The matrix/chondrule ratio is 0.8. Olivine,
Fa0.7-80.5; low-Ca pyroxene, Fs0.7-22.6; pigeonite, augite, diopside and
Al-diopside are also present. Mesostasis in chondrules is altered;
accessories are kamacite and taenite, magnetite, chromite, sulphides
and sulphates. Two observed CAIs are 0.9 × 1.0 mm and 1.7 × 1.9
mm in size, mostly fine grained, consisting of melilite, spinel, Aldiopside,
and anorthite. Matrix is fine grained and altered, with
development of phyllosilicates. Microprobe analyses were performed
at UTenn. Specimens: type specimen, 25 g, and thin section,
Vernad; main mass with anonymous finder.
Sayh al Uhaymir 089 .......................20°52.9' N, 57°12.0' E
Oman
Found 2001 January 17
Ordinary chondrite (L/LL3.6/3.7)
One complete stone of 2618 g was found on the surface of the desert.
Classification (S. Afanasiev, Vernad): chondrules are well defined
(up to 7 mm in diameter), fine-grained, of different types:
porphyritic olivine-pyroxene and olivine, radial pyroxene, barred
olivine, granular and cryptocrystalline. Shock stage S2; weathering
grade W2. The composition of olivine is Fa25.0; the pyroxene composition
is Fs6.25 - 23.4 (n=20); PMD of Ni content in kamacite is 5.58
(n=30), and TL sensitivity measurements are in the range of 0.46-1.0
(A.I. Ivliev, Vernad). Microprobe analyses were done by N. Kononkova,
Vernad. Bulk iron content is Fe0 = 4.2 wt %. Specimens:
type specimen, 350 g, and a thin section, Vernad; main mass with
anonymous finder.
Sayh al Uhaymir 094 ..........................20°59.469' N, 57°20.326' E
Oman
Found 2001 February 8
Martian meteorite (basaltic shergottite)
A 223.3 g partially crusted stone was found in the same area as Sayh
al Uhaymir 005, 008, and 051 by Marc Hauser and Lorenz Moser
(Bern) during a search for meteorites. All samples may be paired.
Mineralogy and classification (E. Gnos, Institute for Geological
Sciences, Bern; B. Hofmann, NMB): a grey-greenish rock with a
gabbro-like texture; olivine phenocrysts (average maximum
dimension = 1.5 mm) display shock-twinning, mosaicism, and, locally,
oxidation; optically clear parts of olivines (Fo65.69) occur in a fine-
grained (average maximum grain size = 0.3 mm) groundmass con-
sisting of maskelynite (An55.64Or5.9) and pigeonite (En60.68Wo7.9)
with minor augite, chromite and pyrrhotite; partially recrystallized
veins and pockets of shock-melted glass containing vescicles are
abundant; x-ray tomography revealed ~0.4 vol% of pores up to 3 mm in
size; shock stage, S5; weathering grade, W1; small rusty pockets are
Fe-hydroxide replacements of an unknown pre-existing phase.
Oxygen isotopes (I. Franchi, OU): ä17O = +2.51., ä18O = +4.29.,
17O = +0.28.. Specimens: all in NMB.
Sayh al Uhaymir 120 ...........................21°00.2' N, 57°19.3' E
Oman
Found 2002 November 17
Martian meteorite (basaltic shergottite)
A small stone of 75 g was found in the area of previous shergottite
finds. This stone has a well preserved black fusion crust. This is a
grey-greenish stone with porphyritic texture; large olivine
phenocrysts are embedded in a groundmass consisting of maskelynite
and pigeonite. SaU 102 is paired with SaU
005/008/051/060/090/094. Classification (S. Afanasiev, Vernad).
Specimens: type specimen, 15.8 g, Vernad; main mass with anonymous
finder.
Sayh al Uhaymir 150 .........................20°59'31.3" N, 57°19'11,7" E
Al Ghaba, Oman
Found 2002 October 8
Martian meteorite (basaltic shergottite)
A 107.7 g olive-brown coloured stone of relatively angular shape with
one small area of thin black-brown fusion crust was recovered on a
Miocene fresh-water limestone gravel plateau about 43 km south of Al
Ghaba by Rainer and Sven Bartoschewitz. Mineralogy and classification
(R. Bartoschewitz, Bart): porphyritic texture with olivine
phenocrysts up to 2 mm (Fo67-64) set in a matrix consisting of feldspathic
glass (An53-66Or0.3-0.8) and pigeonite (En62-69Wo7-11) with minor
Ca-poor pyroxene (En65-66Fs34-35). Shock melt veins and pockets are
partly recrystallized. Shock stage, S5. Oxygen isotopic composition
(R.N. Clayton, UChi): d17O = +2.78‰, d18O = +4.74‰, they fall in the
SNC field. Analysed by P. Appel and B. Mader (Kiel). SaU 005, 008,
051, 060 and 094 were found in the same area and may be paired.
Specimens: 17.7 g Muzeum Ziemi PAN, al. Na Skarpie 27, PL- Warszawa,
2.7 g Kiel, main mass Bart.
Sayh al Uhaymir 169 .........................20°34.391' N, 57°19.400' E
Oman
Found 2002 January 16
Lunar meteorite (KREEP-rich mafic impact melt breccia and
adhering regolith)
A complete, light grey-greenish rounded stone (70 x 43 x 40 mm)
weighing 206.45 g was found in the Sayh al Uhaymir region of
Oman. Finders, mineralogy and classification: E. Gnos, B. A. Hofmann
and A. Al-Kathiri (UniBern): Dark brown fusion crust is only
locally preserved. The impact melt breccia (87 vol% of the stone,
based on 8 X-ray tomographic sections) contains 25-40 vol% of
strongly shocked magmatic rocks and crystal clasts (up to 17 mm)
derived from norites, evolved magmatites, and granulites set in a
fine-grained (<0.1 mm) crystalline matrix. Most crystal fragments
are shocked plagioclases, locally associated with enstatite. In addition
to plagioclase metallic iron, spinel, olivine, and ortopyroxene
clasts are present. The fine-grained impact melt matrix consists
mainly of short prismatic low-Ca pyroxene (En61-64,Wo2-4), interstitial
plagioclase (An75-81) intergrown with potassium feldspar. The
remaining minerals are poicilitic ilmenite, whitlockite, olivine (Fo58-
59), zircon, and traces of troilite, kamacite and tridymite. The regolith
(13 vol.%) present one one side of the meteorite comprises
crystalline and glassy volcanic rocks, magmatic lithic fragments,
breccia fragments, fragments of mafic granulites, and crystal fragments.
The impact melt breccia contains 32 ppm Th and 8.5 ppm U,
0.47% K (K/U= 553), indicating a lunar origin. This is further confirmed
by fusion-crust Fe/Mn of 75.1 (microprobe, n=14) and impact
melt bulk Fe/Mn of 79. Oxygen isotope composition (I. A.
Franchi, OU) are also consistent with a lunar origin (.17O = 0.001 ±
0.032‰). This impact melt breccia is the most strongly KREEPeriched
lithology among all known lunar rocks. Weathering: W1 (Fe
metal shows only little oxidation). Specimens: All in NMB
Sayh al Uhaymir 188 ........................20°35.262'N, 57°5.851'E
Oman
Found 2002, January 16
Enstatite chondrite (EL4)
Complete stone weighing 127.915 g. Collecting, classification
and mineralogy (E. Gnos, UBE; B. Hofmann, NMBE; A. Al-
Kathiri, UBE): Enstatite range is Fs0.5-4.4Wo0.2-0.8. The average
chondrule size is 0.65 mm, bulk iron content is 21.7 wt% (ICPOES,
U. Krähenbühl (calculated from point-counting under
reintegration of hydroxides), Fe/Si (molar) ca. 0.52. Weathering
grade W1-W3 (W3 in rim region and along calcite veins), shock
stage S2. Red and blue cathodoluminescence colours confirm
metamorphic grade 4. Oxygen isotope composition (I.A. Franchi
and R.C. Greenwood, Open University; average of 2 analyses)
are δ17O = +3.213‰, δ18O = +5.990‰,, and ∆17O = +0.098‰.
Sayh al Uhaymir 202 .......................21°4.25'N, 57°18.67'E
Oman
Found 2001, January 22 and 2002 January 15
Carbonaceous chondrite (CV3)
A 249.06 g stone and six additional fragments (total 86.80 g)
giving a total weight of 335.86 g were found. All fragments fit to
one stone and were found by A. Al-Kathiri, B. Hofmann, and E.
Gnos. Classification and mineralogy (E. Gnos, UBE; B.
Hofmann, NMBE; A. Al-Kathiri, UBE): The rock contains very
fine grained CAIs (up to 1.5 mm), fine to medium grained CAIs
(up to 3 mm in size), as well as few coarse grained CAIs (up to
15 mm in size). The matrix/(chorndrule+aggragate) ratio is 0.43.
The mineralogy of the CAIs comprises forsterite, spinel,
gehlenite, anorthite, and pyroxene (“fassaite” or Al diopside).
The composition of matrix and chondrule olivine is Fa1.8-8.5, and
low-Ca pyroxenes show a range of Fs1.8-6.3Wo1.1-1.4. Many normal
chondrules contain well-equilibrated olivine or olivineorthopyroxene.
The rock also contains magnetite, and kamacite.
Weathering grade is 2-3, shock stage is 2, and metamorphic grade
is 3.2/3.3 based on red cathodoluminescence colours. Probably
paired with SaU 040. All specimens NMBE.
Sayh al Uhaymir 281 ....................21°00.00' N, 57°12.00'E
Oman
Found 2001
Enstatite Chondrite (EH3)
A mass of 162.56 g was found in 2001 in the Sayh al Uhaymir
region of Oman. Classification and mineralogy (A. Greshake and
M. Kurz, MNB): abundant enstatite-rich chondrules set into a
strongly altered matrix containing lath-shaped enstatite.
Chondrules occasionally contain forsteritic olivine and glassy
mesostasis; enstatite, Fs0.1-3.9; olivine, Fa0.1; contains troilite,
Fe,Ni metal, daubreelite, Fe,Ni phosphates and perryite; low
degree of shock; strongly weathered. Specimens: main mass with
anonymous finder; type specimen 20.3 g plus one polished thin
section MNB.
Sayh al Uhaymir (SaU)
SaU 057 21°03.7' 57°19.6' 88 1/6/2001 1 H6 S3 W3 18.5 16.4 . . 34.8 Vr1
SaU 058 20°27.4' 56°39.4' 35 1/9/2001 1 L5 S4 W2 23.9 21.8 . . 10.6 Vr1
SaU 059 20°32.5' 56°40.7' 62 1/9/2001 1 H4 S1 W3 18.1 16.9 . . 20 Vr1
SaU 060 20°58.8' 57°19.1' 42.28 6/27/2001 1 Martian S5 . . . . See separate entry 9.5 Vr1
SaU 061 20°30.4' 56°39.3' 900 3/18/2000 1 L6 S4 W3 25 20 . . 180 Vr1
SaU 062 21°03.6' 57°17.4' 14 6/27/2001 1 L4 S2 W3 23.6 18.7 (8.9.22.0) . . 13 Vr1
SaU 063 20°34.9' 56°47.9' 262 4/24/2000 1 H5 S3 W3 19.1 16.2 . . 50 Vr1
SaU 064 21°00.0' 57°18.6' 216 1/17/2001 1 H5 S3 W3 17.6 15.4 . . 43 Vr1
SaU 065 21°02.1' 57°16'5' 58 1/17/2001 1 H5 S3 W3 17.4 15.6 1.1 . 16.2 Vr4
SaU 066 20°31.9' 56°40.6' 4670 4/30/2000 6 LL5 S2 W3 30.8 26.5 2.1 . 560 Vr7
SaU 068 21°19.6' 57°10.7' 1165 4/1/2001 1 H5 S2 W3 17.2 16.4 1 . 182 Vr7
SaU 069 20°49.14' 57°20.38' 311.9 2/4/2001 2 H6 S3 W4 18 16 . . 20 Mün1
SaU 070 20°46.51' 57°16.90' 760.1 2/4/2001 3 L5/6 S3 W3/4 24 20 . . 22 Mün1
SaU 071 20°49.14' 57°15.82' 931.9 2/4/2001 1 H5/6 S2 W4 19 16 . . 21 Mün1
SaU 072 20°38.29' 57°10.14' 6750 2/5/2001 1 H5 S2 W2 18 16 . . 22 Mün1
SaU 073 20°39.09' 57°10.14' 1899.1 2/5/2001 1 H5 S2 W3/4 18 16 . . 22 Mün1
SaU 074 20°37.65' 57°09.86' 410.5 2/5/2001 1 H5 S2 W3/4 18 16 . . 22 Mün1
SaU 075 20°41.07' 57°08.44' 4261.2 2/5/2001 10 H3.5 S3 W4 16.22 12.21 . br with impact melt clasts 27 Mün1
SaU 076 20°43.95' 57°07.32' 1024.9 2/5/2001 13 L6 S2 W4 24.5 20.5 . . 24 Mün1
SaU 078 21°00.24' 57°19.12' 598.6 2/14/2001 2 L6 S3 W2 24 20 . . 19 Mün1
SaU 090 21°00.0' 57°19.2' 94.84 1/19/2002 2 Martian . . . . .
Probably paired with 25.9 Vr1 SaU 005/008/051/060/094
SaU 095 21°07.384' 56°58.943' 230 2000 1 H6 S2 W1/2 18.7 16.6 . . 32.1 Be2
SaU 096 21°06.547' 56°56.010' 158 2000 2 H4/5 S2 W4 18.3 16.2 . . 24.4 Be2
SaU 097 21°08.724' 56°47.250' 234 2000 1 H6 S3 W4 19 17.5 . . 35.3 Be2
SaU 098 21°08.696' 56°48.352' 2342 2000 1 H5 S2 W2 18.8 16.9 . . 37.8 Be2
SaU 099 20°36.942' 57°09.791' 50.7 2000 1 H5 S2 W4 18.9 17.2 . . 13 Be2
SaU 100 20°49.651' 57°18.331' 154 2000 1 H4/5 S3 W4 18.6 16.3 . . 27.1 Be2
SaU 101 21°03.182' 57°15.763' 1704 2000 1 L6 S5 W2 25.9 21.8 . . 29 Be2
Sayama .......................................35º52' N, 139º24' E
Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Fell 1986 ~April 29, time unknown
Carbonaceous chondrite (CM2)
A 430 g stone was found one morning near the porch of the finder's
house. He did not pick it up for fear of radioactivity, as news of the
Chernobyl accident had just broken. Several days later it rained, and
the next-door neighbor discovered a leak in his roof, apparently caused
by the impact of the meteorite. At this point, the water-soaked
meteorite was collected. Mineralogy and classification (A. Okada,
RIKEN; S. Yoneda, NSMT; T. Nakamura, KyuU; M. Zolensky, JSC):
olivine, Fa0.23; aqueous alteration is extensive. Bulk composition
(H. Naraoka, Y. Oura and M. Ebihara, TMU): C = 1.99 wt%, N =
0.08 wt%, H = 1.37 wt%, Zn = 0.54 × CI, S = 0.42 × CI. Oxygen
isotopes (M. Kusakabe, OkaU): ä17O = +3.2.4.2., ä18O = +9.9.
12.0.. Cosmic-ray exposure age (K. Nagao, UTok): <1 Ma.
Specimens: main mass owned by finder and on loan to NSMT; type
specimen, 23 g, NSMT.
Savtschenskoje
Tiraspol, Kherson, Ukraine, USSR,
Fell 1894, July 27, 2000 hrs
Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite, amphoterite (LL4).
After three detonations, a stone of about 2.5kg fell.
Analysis, 18.64 % total iron .
Sazovice...................................49'14' N., 17'34' E'
Zlin, Moravia, Czechoslovakia
Fell 1934, June 28, 2000 hrs
Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L), veined.
A mass of 411.98g fell.
Schaap-Kooi................................32'5' S., 21'20' E.
Fraserburg district, Cape Province, South Africa
Found 1910, known since this year
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4).
A stone of 2.7kg was found on the farm Schaapkooi, C. Frick and
E.C.I. Hammerbeek. Analysis, 26.32 % total iron.
Schellin....................................53'21' N., 15'3' E.
Stargard, Stettin, Poland
Fell 1715, April 11, 1600 hrs
Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L), veined.
After detonations, two stones fell, one of about 7kg and the other as
large as a goose egg, but very little has been preserved .
Schenectady.................................42'51'39' N., 73'57'1' W.
Glenville, New York, U.S.A.
Fell 1968, April 12, 2030 hrs
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5).
A crusted mass of 283.3g was recovered two days after its
fall, in which it struck the roof of a house .
Schleusingen................................50'31' N., 10'46' E.
Suhl, Germany
Fell 1552, May 19
Doubtful. Stone.
Many stones fell, one is said to have killed a horse. The
evidence of meteoritic nature is not conclusive.
Schonenberg.................................48'7' N., 10'28' E.
Pfaffenhausen, Schwaben, Bayern, Germany
Fell 1846, December 25, 1400 hrs
Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6), veined.
After detonations, a stone of about 8kg was seen to fall .
Schwetz.....................................53'24' N., 18'27' E.
Kwidzyn, Poland
Found 1850
Iron. Octahedrite, medium (1.0mm) (IIIA).
A mass of about 21.5kg was found, 4 feet below the surface,in making a road.
Analysis, 7.44 %Ni, 18.3 ppm.Ga, 33.5 ppm.Ge, 11 ppm.Ir .
Scott City..................................38'28' N., 100'56' W.
Scott County, Kansas, U.S.A.
Found 1905
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5).
A stone of 135g was found in 1905, and another of about 2kg in 1911 .
Scottsville.................................36'46' N., 86'10' W.
Allen County, Kentucky, U.S.A.
Found 1867
Iron. Hexahedrite (IIA).
A mass of about 10kg was found.
Analysis, 5.31 %Ni, 60.4 ppm.Ga, 172 ppm.Ge, 49 ppm. Ir.
Scurry......................................32'30' N., 101' W.
Mitchell County, Texas, U.S.A.
Found 1937
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5).
About 115kg were found .
Seagraves...................................32'56' N., 102'35' W
Gaines County, Texas, U.S.A.
Found 1962
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4).
13kg is in the Washington, U.S. Nat. Mus.
Seagraves (b)..............................32'55'2' N, 102'30' W
Gaines County, Texas USA
Found 1976
Stone , ordinary chondrite (H5)
A single mass of 4.6 kg was found.
Seagraves (c)..............................32'59N, 102'34' W
Terry county, Texas USA
Found summer 1989
Stone , ordinary chondrite (L6/7)
A stone of 26.81kg was found in an abandoned house. Information
and main mass Terry E. Schmidt, Tiara Observatory, PO Box 1059,
Colorado Springs, CO 80901 .
Searsmont...................................44'22' N., 69'12' W.
Waldo County, Maine, U.S.A.
Fell 1871, May 21, 0815 hrs
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5).
After an explosion, a stone was seen to fall which was broken into
fragments on impact, totalling about 12Ib. Only about 2lb appear to
have been preserved.
Sedikoy.....................................38'18' N., 27'8' E.
Izmir, Turkey
Fell 1917
Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6).
Fragments totalling 240g were in the possession of Prof A.M. Sayar in
1937 .
Seelasgen..................................52'16' N., 15'33' E.
Schwiebus , Zielona Gora, Poland
Found 1847, known before this year
Iron. Octahedrite, coarse (3.lmm) (IA).
A mass of about 102kg was found in draining a field, and several
years afterwards, in 1847, was recognized as meteoritic. The mass
has been mildly shocked and cosmically annealed, then artificially
heated to 600C.
Analysis, 6.47 %Ni, 96.8 ppm.Ga, 493 ppm.Ge, 1.1 ppm. Ir.
Seemore Downs 001...........................30'35' S, 125'13'E
Nullabor, Western Australia
Found 1991 June
Stone , ordinary chondrite (L/LL4)
Two masses with a total weight of 429 g were found.
Information and main mass David New .
Segowlie....................................26'45' N., 84'47' E.
Bettiah, Champaran district, Bihar, India
Fell 1853, March 4, 1200 hrs
Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6).
About 30 stones, varying in weight from about 0.5lb to 14lb, were seen
to fall. Analysis, 21.45 % total iron .
Seguin......................................39'22' N., 100'38' W.
Sheridan County, Kansas, U.S.A.
Found 1956
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6).
750 grams were found .
Seibert.....................................39'18' N., 102'50' W.
Kit Carson County, Colorado, U.S.A.
Found 1941
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5).
One stone of 3.5kg was found .
Seibert (b).....................................39'16'36' N., 102'53'12' W.
Kit Carson County, Colorado, U.S.A.
Found 1991
Stone.Chondrite Ordinary (L6).
Apx. recovered weight 8.6 Kg
A 8.6 Kg stone was found while ploughing aweat field.
Selakopi....................................7'14' S., 107'20' E.
Near Bandung, Java, Indonesia
Fell 1939, September 26
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5).
A single stone of 1590g is said to have fallen about 30 miles SSW. of
Bandung on the above date. The date of fall is the same as that
reported for Glanggang .
Selcany.....................................49'45' N., 14'25' E.
Votice, Pribram, Czechoslovakia
Found 1900
Iron. Octahedrite, coarse.
One small mass of 20g was found .
Seldebourak................................22'50' N., 4'59' E.
Ahaggar, Algeria
Fell 1947, February 26, 1545 hrs
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5).
A stone fell 55 km W. of Tamanrasset (22'50'N., 5'30'E.), and broke on
striking a rock, a fragment of 150g was recovered.
Selden......................................39'32' N., 100'34' W.
Sheridan County, Kansas, U.S.A.
Found 1960, recognized in this year
Stone. Chondrite.
A stone of 1.56kg is in Fort Hays, Kansas .
Seligman....................................35'17' N., 112'52' W.
Coconino County, Arizona, U.S.A.
Found 1949
Iron. Octahedrite, coarse (2.3mm) (IA).
A fresh mass of 2.2kg was found, showing a distinct heating
zone, rich in rohenite and schrcibersite.
Analysis, 6.69 %Ni, 91 ppm.Ga, 423 ppm.Ge, 3.1 ppm. Ir.
Selma.......................................32'24' N., 87'0' W.
Dallas County, Alabama, U.S.A.
Found 1906
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4).
A stone of 310lb was found. Analysis, 22.08 % total iron.
Semarkona...................................22'1 5' N., 79' E.
Sanjari tahsil, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh,
India
Fell 1940, October 26
Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite, amphoterite (LL3).
Two pieces, 423g and 268g, were recovered, Analysis, 19.09 % total iron .
Seminole....................................32'41' N., 102'37' W.
Gaines County, Texas, U.S.A.
Found 1961, recognized 1963
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4).
Two fragments totalling 41.1kg were recovered. Two other stones,
Seminole (b), total known weight 1183g, and Seminole (c), total known
weight 1710g, are also listed .
Seminole (b)....................................32'32.6' N., 102'42.3' W.
Gaines County, Texas, U.S.A.
Found 1961, recognized 1963
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4).
Apx. recovered weight 1.18 Kg
Seminole (c)....................................32'33' N., 102'23.5' W.
Gaines County, Texas, U.S.A.
Found 1961, recognized 1963
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4).
Apx recovered weight 1.71 Kg
Seminole (d)....................................32'43' N., 102'39' W.
Gaines County, Texas, U.S.A.
Found 1961, recognized 1963
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6).
Apx recovered weight unknown .
Seminole Draw (a)...........................32'43' N., 102'39' W.
Gains County, Texas, U.S.A.
Found 1976
Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6).
A single mass of 478g was found .
Sena.......................................41'43' N., 0'3' W.
Sarinena, Huesca, Spain
Fell t771, November 17, 1200 hrs
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4), brecciated.
After detonations, a stone of about 4kg was seen to fall .
Senboku....................................39'26.3'N, 40'30.7'E
Senboku-machi,Senboku-gun,Akita-Ken,Japan
Fell during or before 19th Century, recoginized 1993
Ordinary Chondrite ( H6 )
A stone of 866g has been sitting in the household altar for about 100
years or more. It was told in the family that it fell from the sky into the
chesnut grovein the dry bed of the Maruko river behind the Suda's
house.
Seneca.....................................39'50' N., 96'4' W.
Nemaha County, Kansas, U.S.A.
Found 1936
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4).
Two fragments totalling 1.9kg were found .
Seneca Falls................................42'55' N., 76'47' W.
Cayuga County, New York, U.S.A.
Found 1850
Iron. Octahedritc, medium (1.1mm) (IIIA).
A mass of about 9lb was found in digging a ditch.
Analysis 8.25 %Ni, 21.1 ppm.Ga, 42.8 ppm.Ge, 0.25 ppm.Ir.
Description, severely shocked, recrystallised to a strange structure .
Seneca Township ............................41'47'N., 84'11'W.
Lenawee County .Michigan, USA
Find 1923
Iron (IVA)Fine Octahrdrite Bandwith 0.28 mm
A mass of 11.5 Kg was found . 11.41% Ni
Seoni.......................................21'41'2' N., 79'30'3' E.
Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh, India
Fell 1966, January 16, 1445 hrs, approx. time
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6).
One mass of about 20kg fell about 1 mile from the village of Khandasa
(co-ordinates given above) and was quickly recovered. A smaller
stone of about 1kg fell about 1 mile NE. of the nearby village of
Piparwani and was also recovered.
Analyses, 26.11 % total iron .
Seres.......................................41'3' N., 23'34' E.
Macedonia, Greece
Fell 1818, June
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4).
A mass of about 8.5kg fell, but the particulars are unknown.
Contains finely granular troilite between troilite and metal .
Serra de Mage...............................8'23' S., 36'46' W.
Pesqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil
Fell 1923, October 1, I 100 hrs
Stone. Achondrite, Ca-rich. Eucrite (AEUC).
After the appearance of a fireball travelling from SE., and detonations,
a shower of stones fell, of which about 50 were recovered, most of
them less than 5 cm in diameter, but some as much as 10 cm.
Unbrecciated eucrite
Serrania de Varas...........................24'33' S., 69'4' W.
Atacama, Chile
Found 1875
Iron. Octahedrite, fine (0.3mm) (IVA).
A mass of about 1.5kg was found about 1875. Analysis, 8.00 %Ni,
2.16 ppm.Ga, 0.130 ppm.Ge, 1.9 ppm.Ir
Shocked, sheared, heated, and recrystallized .
Sete Lagoas.................................19'28' S., 44'13' W.
Minas Gerais, Brazil
Fell 1908, December 15
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4).
Four stones, the largest the size of a walnut, totalling 63g, fell, and are
preserved at the School of Mines, Ouro Preto, Brazil .
Seth Ward...................................34'16'8' N., 101'38'50' W.
Hale County, Texas, U.S.A.
Found 1977
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5).
A single mass was found which was cut into four pieces of total weight
2497g, Possibly part of Plainview (1917).
Sevemy Kolchim..............................60'30' N., 57'00' E.
Krasnovishersk district, Perm region, USSR,
Found 1965
Stone. Chondrite, type 3.
A stone of about 2kg was found in loamy soil among the roots of a tree
Sevilla.....................................37'25' N., 6'0' W.
Andalucia, Spain
Fell 1862, November I
Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite, amphoterite (LL4-6),brecciated.
A stone of about l00g fell on November 1, not October 1, as usually
stated, Classification on silicate composition .
Sevrukovo...................................50'37' N., 36'36' E.
Belgorod, Kursk, USSR,
Fell 1874, May 11, 2345 hrs
Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L5), black.
After the appearance of a band of light and detonations, a stone of
101kg fell 2 miles E. of the village of Sevrukovo.
Analysis, 22.89 % total iron .
Seymchan....................................62'54' N., 152'26' E.
Magadan district, Federated SSR, USSR
Found 1967
Iron. Octahedrite, coarse (2.Omm) (IIE).
A mass of 272.3kg was found in the bed of a stream flowing into the
river Hekandue, a tributary of the Jasachnaja. A second mass, 50kg,
was later found. Analysis, 9.47 %Ni .
Seymour.....................................37'14'15' N., 92'47'13' W.
Webster County, Missouri, U.S.A.
Found 1940, approx., recognized 1963
Iron. Octahedrite, coarse (2.2mm)(IA).
A mass of 57lb was found 6 miles NNW. of Seymour (and SE. of
Marshfield). Analysis, 6.54 %Ni, 89 ppm.Ga, 382 ppm.Ge,1.7 ppm Ir.
Sfax........................................34'45' N., 10'43' E.
Tunisia
Fell October 16, 1989, 0930 hr.
Stone Ordinary Chondrite (L6)
Following an explosion a meteorite fell near Sfax. At least 4 fragments
weighing 4.2 kg, 500g and two others were recovered from the region
of Sakiet Ezzit, about 10 km north of Sfax.
Shafter Lake................................32'24' N., 102'35' W.
Andrews County, Texas, U.S.A.
Found 1933, about, recognized 1936
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H).
One stone of about 6.25lb was found .
'
Shalim 001 .................................18°11.1' 55°06.6
3/3/2000
LL6 S3 W1 26.7 23.1
Shalim 002 09/23/2000 ......................18°42.437' 55°43.281'
1248 1 L6 S4 W4 24.5 21 br, sv 36 Mün2
Shalim 003 03/21/2001 ......................18°10.940' 55°30.110'
10350 50 H5 S1/2 W3 18.6 16.7 1.4 Bern1
Shalka......................................23'6' N., 87'18' E.
Bishnupur, Bankura district, West Bengal, India
Fell 1850, November 30, early morning
Stone. Achondrite, Ca-poor. Diogenite (ADIO).
After detonations, an immense stone, said to measure 3 feet
across fell and broke into pieces, and only about 8lb has been
preserved. Analysis, 12.72 % total iron .
Shallowater.................................33'42' N., 101'56' W,
Lubbock County, Texas, U.S.A.
Found 1936, July
Stone. Achondrite, Ca-poor. Aubrite (AUB).
A stone of about 10.25lb was found. Weathered and veined with
limonite. Contains 9% metal. Classified as an aubrite and described
with an analysis of enstatite, Kamacite contains 1% (wt.) Si
Shangdu.....................................42'30' N., 114' E.
Nei Monggol, China
Found 1957
Iron. Medium Octedrite, coarse (IIIAB) (1.1mm)
A mass of 247kg is preserved in Shijiazhuang. Analysis, 6.08 %Ni .
Sharon Springs..............................38'46.25' N., 101'47.9' W.
Wallace County Kansas, USA
Found apx. 1983
Ordinary chondrite (L6)
A 23.4 kg stone was found in a roadside ditch. Shock stage
is S3 . Main mass is with Tom Bolack .
Sharps......................................37'50' N., 76'42' W.
Richmond County, Virginia, U.S.A.
Fell 1921, April 1
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondritc (H3).
With a whining noise, a stone of 1265g was seen to fall.
Analysis, 26.26 % total iron .
Shaw.......................................39'32' N., 103'20' W.
Lincoln County, Colorado, U.S.A.
Found 1937
Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6).
Two fragments weighing 3.7kg were found. An additional stone of
13.8kg was recovered in 1967. Analysis, 16.93 % total iron .
Recrystallized at high temperature .
Shaxi.......................................32'7' N., 121'48' E.
Nanton County, Jiangsu, China
Fell June 15, 1984, 1135 hrs
Stone chondrite
Following a whistling noise, a single stone of 529 grams was
recovered from an inpact hole about 70 cm in diameter and depth.
Sheephole Valley............................34º7.5'N 115º33.8'W
San Bernardino County, California, USA
Found 1999 September 25
Ordinary chondrite (H4)
Two stones weighing 43.0 and 19.1 g were found by Arthur Jones
while he was searching a dry lake bed for meteorites.
Classification and mineralogy (A. Rubin, UCLA): Fa18.2±0.3;
shock stage, S2; weathering grade, W2.
Specimens: type specimen, 9.2 g, UCLA; main mass with finder.
Sheephole Valley 002 ......................34º7.5' 115º33.8'
Dry lake San Bernardino, CA 10/23/1999
L4 S4 W2 25.5 ± 0.5 . Verish 1 LA13
Shelburne...................................44'3' N., 80'10' W.
Grey County, Ontario, Canada
Fell 1904, August 13, 2000 hrs
Stone.Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L5), veined, brecciated.
After the appearance of a fireball, and detonations, two stones fell,
of about 28lb and 13lb respectively.
Shergotty...................................24'33' N., 84'50' E.
Gaya, Bihar, India
Fell 1865, August 25, 0900 hrs
Stone. Achondrite, Ca-rich. Eucrite (shergottite) (AEUC). Martian
After detonations, a stone of about 11lb fell .
This meteoric stone fell on 25th August 1865 at 9 o'clock a.m.
near Shergotty close to Behar in Eastern India. It has been
reported that the weather was calm and the sky cloudy when a
loud sonic boom was heard and then a stone fell and buried itself knee-
deep in the ground. When the stone was recovered [from the impact hole],
it was broken in two pieces.Analysis, 15.03 % total iron .
Sheyang.....................................33'39' N., 120'4' E.
Sheyang County, Jiangsu province, China
Fell July 11, 1976, 1330 hrs
Stone. Olivine hypersthene chondrite ( L6 ) .
A single mass of 605 grams was found in a rice paddy about 1981.
The above fall date is inferred from light and sound observations made
in 1976.
Shibayama...................................35'45'54' N., 140'24'36' E.
Sanbu-gun, Chiba, Honshu, Japan
Found 1969, April
Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6).
A single stone of 235g was found about 50 cm below ground level.
Analysis, 21-41 % total iron .
Shields.....................................38'42' N., 100'21' W.
Lane County, Kansas, U.S.A.
Found 1962, appfox., recognized 1968
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5).
A mass of about 9.78kg was found on a low hill top in an eroded
ravine off the Smoky Hill River. The stone may have been carried to
this spot.
Shikarpur...................................25'51' N., 87'34'39' E.
Pumea district, Bihar, India
Fell 1921, August 9, 0900 hrs
Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6), veined.
After detonations, a stone of 3679.7g fell at Deari-Shikarpur,
Kasba police station.
Shingle Springs.............................38'40' N., 120'56' W.
El Dorado County, California, U.S.A.
Found 1869, or 1870
Iron. Ataxite, Ni-rich (IRANOM).
A mass of about 85lb was found in a field about 0.5 miles from Shingle
Springs and was "rescued from the forge of a smith".. Analysis, 16.69
%Ni, According to H.A. Ward the main mass has been lost.
Chemically anomalous, analysis, 16.95 %Ni, 2.06 ppm.Ga, 0.130
ppm.Ge, 2.6 ppm. Ir.
Shirahagi...................................36'42' N., 137'22' E.
Nakaniikawa, Toyama, Honshu, Japan
Found 1890
Iron. Octahedrite, fine (0.3mm) (IVA).
A mass of 22.7kg was found in the bed of the Kamiichikawa river.
Analysis, 7.86 %Ni, 2.19 ppm.Ga, 0.120 ppm.Ge, 2.4 ppm.Ir
Saotome, structurally similar, was found in the same river two years
later.
Shiraiwa....................................39'30' N., 140'12' E.
Senboku, Akita, Honshu, Japan
Found 1915, September
Stone. Chondrite.
A mass of 950g was found .
Shisr
Shisr 001 18°30.48' 53°59.24' 936.8 2/8/2001 1 L6 S5 W3
Shisr 004 18°35.06' 53°54.82' 325.7 2/8/2001 H5 S2 W3
Shisr 005 18°27.97' 53°50.05' 445.6 2/11/2001 1 H6 S3 W3/4
Shisr 007 18°17.55' 53°34.05' 9024 4/9/2001 14 Ureilite
Shisr 006 08/03/2000 18°24.9' 53°59.3' 432 1 L3.9 S3 W3 11.3-27.9 8.2-27.7 1.1 172 Vr2
Shisr 008 01/18/2002 18°32.5' 53°59.9' 244 1 L5 S3 W3 25.4 21.7 1.5 Prob. pr Shi 010 30.9 Vr2
Shisr 009 10/04/2001 18º33.8' 53º55.6' 185 1 H4 S2 W3 17.8 16.5 1.2 55 Vr2
Shisr 010 12/2001 18°33.0' 53°58.2' 17604 16 L4/6 S3 W3 24.1 21.4 1.5 Prob. pr Shi 008 3501 Vr2
Shisr 011 10/04/2001 18º33.5' 53º54.8' 478 19 L4 S2 W3 25 22 2.1 133 Vr2
Shisr 015 02/02/2001 18°32.945' 53°55.374' 3409.297 20 L5 S2 W4 24.4 21.1 1.5 Bern1
Shisr 016 02/02/2001 18°26.304' 53°58.135' 84.481 1 H5 S3 W4 18.8 16.7 1.4 Bern1
Shisr 017 02/14/2001 18°25.393' 53°36.543' 12.83 1 H4 S5 W4 19 16.7 1.2 Bern1
Shisr 018 02/15/2001 18°32.240' 53°55.987' 116.538 1 L6 S1 W4 25.5 21.2 1.4 Bern1
Shisr 019 02/15/2001 18°32.850' 53°53.610' 1332.725 4 H4 S3 W3 19.7 17 1.3 Bern1
Shisr 020 02/15/2001 18°33.556' 53°53.493' 2200.715 4 H4-6 S1 W3 19.1 17.4 1.3 br; pr Shi 021 Bern1
Shisr 021 02/15/2001 18°36.272' 53°53.254' 135.226 1 H4-6 S1 W4 18.7 16.1 1.1 br, pr Shi 020 Bern1
Shişr 033 .......................18°20.835'N, 53°44.862'E
Oman
Found 2002, October 25
Carbonaceous chondrite (CR)
A fragmented stone weighing 1097.7 g (5 large and many small
fragments, total 65) was found by M. Hauser and L. Moser.
Mineralogy and classification (E. Gnos, UBE; B. Hofmann,
NMBE; A. Al-Kathiri, UBE): The average chondrule size is 1.0
mm. Chondrules include PO, POP, PP, BO, RP. The
matrix/(chondrule+aggregates) ratio is 0.53. Metal-rich PO
chondrules and large metal grains are common. Olivine
composition varies from Fa2.0 to Fa7.9, the orthopyroxene from
Fs1.2-12.1Wo0.4-3.5. The rock contains several, up to 4 mm sized,
elongated fragments of a C1 clasts. These strongly deformed,
phyllosilicate-rich clasts characteristically contain abundant 10-
150 µm sized pyrrhotite laths and slightly smaller framboidal
magnetite aggregates. Weathering grade W2, shock stage S2.
Specimens: Complete mass at NMBE.
Shişr 043 .............................18°35.546'N, 53°48.748'E
Oman
Found 2003, January 21
Iron, medium octahedrite (IIIAB)
A single iron of 8267g weight was found in the desert, about two
thirds buried in soil, by A. Al-Kathiri, B. Hofmann, U.
Krähenbühl and M. Eggimann. Description and classification: (E.
Gnos, UBE; B. Hofmann, NMBE; A. Al-Kathiri, UBE; U.
Krähenbühl, UBE): Slightly elongated mass showing only minor
rusting, partially smooth, partially rough surface with octahedral
cleavage indicates several breakup-events. Undeformed
Widmannstätten pattern, kamacite bandwidth 1.0 ± 0.1 mm
(n=97), partially preserved metallic fusion crust up to 1.9 mm
thick. Bulk metal has Ni = 8.08 wt%, Ga = 18.8 ppm, Ge = 36.2
ppm, Ir =1.8 ppm (classification analysis U. Krähenbühl, by ICPOES/
ICP-MS). All specimens: NMBE.
Shohaku.....................................40'19' N., 126'55' E.
Neien'gun, Heian-nan-do, Korea
Found 1938, before this year
Iron. Octahedrite, medium.
One mass of 101g was found .
Shrewsbury..................................39'46' N., 76'40' W.
York County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Found 1907
Iron. Octahedrite, medium (1.1mm) (IA).
A mass of about 27lb was ploughed up.
Analysis, 8.42 %Ni, 61.4 ppm.Ga, 204 ppm.Ge, 2.6 ppm. Ir.
Shuangyang..................................43'30' N., 125'40' E.
Quayan, Shuangyang County, Jilin, China
Fell 1971, May 25, 1500 hrs, or May 26
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5).
Five pieces were recovered, totalling 3.9kg, the largest
weighing 2.kg. Analysis, 27.14 % total iron .
Shupiyan....................................33'43' N., 74'50' E.
Kashmir, India
Fell 1912, April
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6), brecciated.
Two stones of about 4.5kg and 500g appear to have fallen,
and were preserved in the Srinagar Museum .
Shytal......................................24'20' N., 90'10' E.
Madhupur jungle, Mymensingh district, Tangail,
Bangladesh
Fell 1863, August 11, 1200 hrs
Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6), brecciated.
After detonations, a stone of about 7lb was seen to fall .
Silurian Dry Lake ........................ 35º31.051' 116º10.564'
San Bernardino, CA 2/5/2000
LL6 S2 W3 29.0 ± 0.4 . Verish 9 LA13
Silver Dry Lake 001 .......................35'S., 116' W.
San Bernardino , Ca. 2000
L4 218g
Silver Dry Lake 002 .......................35º20.666' 116°06.891'
San Bernardino, CA 12/10/2000
H6 S2 W4 18.9 ± 0.2 Breccia Nick Gessler 4.2 LA12
Sierra Colorada............................40'48' S., 67'29' W.
Rio Negro Province, Argentina
Found May 1995
Ordinary chondrite (L5)
A 71.3 kg stone was found by a rancher while tending cattle.
Contains inclusions up to several mm in size that have little
pyroxene, also many microscopic gas vescules. Main mass
is with Marvin Killgore.
Sidney......................................41'3' N., 102'54' W.
Cheyenne County, Nebraska, U.S.A.
Found 1941
Stone. Olivinc-hypersthcne chondrite (L).
About 6 kg were found .
Siena.......................................43'7' N., 11'36' E.
Tuscany, Italy
Fell 1794, June 16, 1900 hrs
Stone.Olivine-hypersthene chondrite,amphoterite (LL5) brecciated.
After appearance of cloud and detonations, a shower of small
stones fell the largest weighing about 3.5kg. Metal content and total
iron are high for an LL-group chondrite. Analysis, 25.31 % total iron .
Sierra Blanca...............................27'9' N., 104'54' W.
Jimenez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Found 1784
Iron. Octahedrite, coarse (1.3mm) (I).
Masses of "20, 30 and more hundredweights" were said to have been
found, 1817, Only a few hundred grams are known in collections.
The mass has been heated, very similar to Toluca .
Sierra County...............................33' N., 107'30' W.
New Mexico, U.S.A.
Found 1962
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5).
Sierra Gorda................................22'54' S., 69'21' W.
Antofagasta, Chile
Found 1898
Iron. Hexahedrite (IIA).
A mass was found at 22'54'S., 69'21'W., on the railway between
Calama and Antofagasta. Analysis, 5.27 %Ni, 57.4 ppm.Ga, 170
ppm.Ge, 43 ppm.Ir. Description, shock melted troilite,
Sierra Sandon...............................25'10' S., 69'17' W.
Taltal, Antofagasta, Chile
Found 1923, approx.
Iron. Octahedrite, medium (1.0mm) (IIIA).
A mass of 6.33kg was found at the above coordinates at an elevation
of 3400 metres. Analysis, 8.55 %Ni, 20.8 ppm.Ga, 43.8 ppm.Ge, 0.28
ppm.Ir.
Signal Mountain.............................32'30' N., 115'30' W.
Baja California, Mexico
Found 1919, several years before this
Iron. Octahedrite, fine (0.3mm) (IVA).
A mass of 140lb was found. Analysis, 7.84 %Ni, 2.11 ppm.Ga, 0.121
ppm.Ge, 2.5 ppm.Ir. Description, weathered, an old fall,
Sikhote-Alin................................46'9'36' N., 134'39'12' E.
Maritime Territory, Federated SSR, USSR,
Fell 1947, February 12, 1038 hrs, U.T.
Iron. Octahedrite, coarsest (9mm) (IIB).
A shower of fireballs fell in thick forest in the Sikhote-Alin Mts., 25
miles from Novopoltavka, Maritime Province, producing 106 impact
holes. The largest 28 metres across, over an area of 100 X 660
metres, and many fragments, up to 300kg in weight, totalling over
23000kg, were found scattered inside and outside the holes.
Analysis, 5.87 %Ni, 51.8 ppm.Ga, 161 ppm.Ge, 0.029 ppm.Ir,
Sa 44lbs and Sa 169g specimens
Silao......................................20'56' N., 101'23' W.
Guanajuato, Mexico
Fell March 12, 1995 8:30 CST apx.
Ordinary chondrite (H5)
A big explosion and light phenomena were widely witnessed around Silao
on March 12, 1995 . Mr F. Solorzano recovered a 1460g completely
crusted stone later that day in a field 1km east of the city. Several
smaller pieces totaling about 250grams were recovered later.
Shock stage S4 and weathering grade W1
Main mass is with Mr Dieter Heinlein.
Silver Bell................................32'29' N., 111'34' W.
Pima County, Arizona, U.S.A.
Found 1939, known before this year
Iron. Octahedrite, coarsest (5mm) (IIB).
A mass of 5.1kg was found near the settlement of Silver Bell,
60 km NW. of Tucson, Pima County.
Analysis, 6.43 %Ni, 45.6 ppm.Ga, 111 ppm.Ge, 0.012 ppm.Ir.
Silver Crown................................41'14' N., 104'59' W.
Laramie County, Wyoming, U.S.A.
Found 1887
Iron. Octahedrite, coarse (2.lmm) (IA).
A mass of 25.6lb was found.
Analysis, 6.98 %Ni, 82.0 ppm.Ga, 321 ppm.Ge, 1.6 ppm.Ir,
Silverton...................................31'53' S., 141'12' E.
County Yancowinna, New South Wales
Found 1883, approx.
Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6).
A stone of 350.7g was found by R. Bedford in 1933 in the
museum at Port Adelaide, South Australia.
Silverton...................................34'32' N., 101'11' W.
Briscoe County, Texas, U.S.A.
Found 1938
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4).
One stone of 1.37kg was found. Three stones found, 1404g, 762g
and 410g, NE. of Silverton.
Simbirsk....................................54'18' N., 48'24' E.
Ulanovsk, Federated SSR, USSR
Found 1838, before this year
Stone. Chondrite, crystalline.
A nearly complete stone of about I.5kg was in Leningrad, (Mus. Acad.
Sci.), in 1846 under the name Poltava,
Simmern.......................................49'59' N., 7'32' E.
Hunsruck, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Fell 1920, July 1, 0915 hrs
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5).
After the appearance of a fireball and detonations, a large number of
stones fell over an area of 10 X 2 miles, and three were found. One of
142g at Hochscheid, another of 610g at Gbtzeroth, and the third of
470g between Hochscheid and Hintzerath. Very little preserved.
Simondium...................................33'51' S., 18'57' E.
Lower Paarl, Cape Province, South Africa
Found 1907
Stony-iron. Mesosiderite (MES).
Two masses each "a foot in diameter" were found, but only about 2.5lb
have been preserved.
Simonod.....................................46'5' N., 5'20' E.
Ain, France
Fell 1835, November 13, 2100 hrs
Doubtful. Stone. Carbonaceous chondrite?.
Original weight not known. Possibly a pseudometeorite.
Sinai.......................................30'54' N., 32'29' E
Sinai, Egypt
Fell 1916, July 14-17, 1430 hrs
Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6).
A stone of 1455g fell 8 miles E. of Kantarah on the desert route to
Katia, and another is said to have fallen on the opposite bank of the
Suez Canal.
Sinawan 003 and 004
Jabal al Gharb, Libya
Found 1991
Sinawan 001 31'00' N, 11'40' E L6 28.6kg
Sinawan 002 31'55' N, 11'47' E H5 820gg
Sinawan 003 30'54' N, 11'47' E H5 10.9g
Sinawan 004 30'58' N, 11'37' E L5 22.4g total of 3 fragments
The broken surfaces are cover by desert varnish with fusion curst.
The three fragments fit together!
Sindhri.....................................26'13' N., 69'33' E.
Khipro taluq, Sanghar district, Sind, Pakistan
Fell 1901, June 10, 2300 hrs
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5).
After the appearance of a brilliant fireball travelling from NW. to E,
and detonations, a stone of about 4lb which broke into two pieces was
seen to fall near Samo Junejo village, and a week later another stone
of about 14.5 lb was dug up.
Singhur.....................................18'19' N., 73'55' E.
Poona, Maharashtra, India
Found 1847
Stony-iron. Pallasite (PAL).
A mass of 31.25lb was found and sent to the Bombay Geogr. Soc.
Analysis, 4.24 %Ni. The place of find is Sinhgarh, 18'19'N., 73'55'E.
Sinnai......................................39'18' N., 9'12' E.
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
Fell 1956, February 19, early morning hm
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6).
One stone of about 2kg fell,
Sioux County................................42'35' N., 103'40' W.
Nebraska, U.S.A.
Fell 1933, August 8, 1030 hrs
Stone. Achondrite, Ca-rich. Eucrite (AEUC).
20 stones fell, totalling 4.1 kg .
Sivas ......................................39° 49.48' N, 36° 08.15' E
Sivas, Turkey
Fell 1989 September 30 16:00 local time
Ordinary Chondrite (H6)
A single 40kg stone was seen to fall by local farmers near the
small village of Seyhhalil and recovered by members of the Sivas
University Geology Department. Classification (M. Higgins, U.
Quebec at Chicoutimi): Olivine Fa17.4-20.0, mean Fa18.8, Opx Fs16.2-
17.5, mean Fs16.7, Plagioclase Ab80-87, mean Ab83.2. Chondrules
(~30%) are poorly defined. Shock stage S2, Weathering grade
W0. Specimens: type specimen and main mass, 40kg, Natural
History Museum, MTA, Ankara, Turkey.
Siwa........................................28'30' N., 25'30' E.
Egypt
Found 1994 April 14
Ordinary Chondrite (L5-6)
Two stones 23g and 13g were found together on the sand about 20
km south of the oasis Siwa. They were found by Dr. Romano Serra
during a field trip.
Sixiangkou..................................32'26' N., 119'52' E.
Jiangsu , China
Fell August 15, 1989, 2153 hr.
Stone Ordinary Chondrite , viened ( L6 )
After a sonic boom a meteorite hit the roof of Mr. Luan Jiazhong's
house in Sixiangkou . Four stones, 300g, 205g, 75g, 50g, were
recovered from the roof, a vegetable field and the roadside.
Siratik.....................................14' N., 11' W.
Bambouk, Mali
Found 1716
Iron. Hexahedrite (IIA).
Large masses of iron were found in 1716 to be used by natives of
Siratik and Bambuk for making pots. Only about 1.7kg is known.
Description, analysis, 5.21 %Ni. Most of the specimens under this
name are pseudometeorites, a very small number are altered
hexahedrites. The two larger pieces collection were brought back
from Senegal by Gen. O'Hara . Analysed in 1802, 5 %Ni, analysis of
IIA material, 5.6 %Ni, 59 ppm.Ga, 188 pprn.Ge,111 ppm.Ir,
Sitathali...................................20'55' N., 82'35' E.
Raipur district, Madhya Pradesh, India
Fell 1875, March 4, 1 100 hrs
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5).
After detonations, two stones, of about 2lb and 1.5lb respectively, fell
0.75 mile apart, but the two fitted together. Analysis, 23.77 % total
iron . This total iron content is barely consistent with an H-group
classification.
Ska'ne-Trana's..............................58' N., 15' E.
Skane, Sweden
Fell 1922, February 12
Doubtful..
A meteorite fell on a frozen lake, making a hole in the ice 20 X 18 cm
but nothing was recovered. The evidence of meteoritic nature is not
really conclusive.
Ski.........................................59'44' N., 10'52' E.
Akershuus, Oslo, Norway
Fell 1848, December 27, evening hrs
Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6), veined.
After detonations and the appearance of light, two days later
a stone of 850g was found on the ice of a small stream.
Skiff.......................................49'15' N., 111'52' W.
Alberta, Canada
Found 1966
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4).
A single mass of 3.54kg was found on a farm near Skiff in southern
Alberta (NE. 1/4, sect. 31, township 3 range 14W.) .
Slaghek's Iron
Atacama, Chile, Co-ordinates not reported
Found 1916, before this year
Iron. Octahedrite, medium (1.3mm) (IIIA).
A mass of 1.9kg was given by G.H. Slaghek-Fabbri to the Techn. Inst.
Livomo, and is stated to have come from the Atacama Desert, but
there are no details of the place or date of find. Analysis, 7.89 %Ni
Slaton......................................33'26'N., 101'45' W.
Lubbock County, Texas, USA
Found 1941, recognized 1994
Ordinary Chondrite (L4)
A 1070 gram stone was found by H.M. Cade while plowing a cotton field.
Mr. Cade kept it on a shelf until his death. Shock stage S2, weathering
grade W4. Main mass Shaw.
Slavetic....................................45'41' N., 15'36' E.
Zagreb , Croatia, Yugoslavia
Fell 1868, May 22, 1030 hrs
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4), brecciated.
After the appearance of a cloud, and detonations, several stones
appear to have fallen, but only two, of 1583g and 125g respectively,
were found .
Sleeper Camp................................30'15' S., 126'20' E.
Western Australia, Australia
Found 1962
Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6).
A mass of 1.25kg was found .
Sleeper Camp 001 L6
Sleeper Camp 002 IRON
Sleeper Camp 003 L6
Sleeper Camp 004 LL4
Sleeper Camp 005 H5
Sleeper Camp 006 CK4
Sleeper Camp 007 L4
Sleeper Camp 008 H5
Sleeper Camp 009 L6
Sleeper Camp 010 H4-6
Sleeper Camp 011 L6
Sleeper Camp 012 L6
Sleeper Camp 013 LL5-7
Sleeper Camp 014 LL5
Sleeper Camp 015 H5
Sleeper Camp 016 L6
Sleeper Camp 017 H5
Sleeper Camp 004............................30'22' S, 126'11' E
Nullabor, Western Australia
Found 1991 November
Ordinary chondrite (LL4)
A stone of 115g was found . Main mass and information David New.
Sligo.......................................33'7'7' N., 102'44'26' W.
Sligo, Yoakum County, Texas, USA
Found 1976
Stone. Olivine bronzite chondrite ( H4 ) .
A single stone of 78.6 grams was found by Mr. B. Liles 10 km SE. of
Plains and 9 km NNW of Sligo .
Slobodka....................................55' N., 35' E.
Yukhov, Kaluga, Federated SSR, USSR,
Fell 1818, August 10
Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L4), veined.
A stone of about 2.75kg fell. A veined, white, chondrite .
Slobodka....................................55' N., 35' E.
Kaluga, Federated SSR, USSR
Found 1838, known before this year
Stone. Olivine-hypersthine chondrite (L6), veined.
Mentioned as having fallen on 10 August, 1818 .
Slovak......................................34'39' N., 91'35' W.
Prairie County, Arkansas, USA
Found 1962
Stone. Olivine bronzite ( H ) .
A single mass of 8.22 kg was found ploughed up in a rice field.
Smara ......................................26º41' N, 11º44' W
Western Sahara
Found 2000 April
Achondrite (polymict eucrite)
A 12.87 kg stone was found by a person prospecting for meteorites.
Mineralogy and classification (J. Barrat, UAng; P. Gillet, ENSL): a
breccia containing various types of clasts, including subophitic basalts,
granular microgabbros, gabbros, and impact melt clasts, in a fine- to
medium-grained matrix; impact melt clasts are numerous and up to 1 cm
in diameter. Specimens: 27 g plus two thin sections, ENSL; main
mass with anonymous finder.
Smith Center................................39'50' N., 99'1' W.
Smith County, Kansas, U.S.A.
Found 1937
Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6).
One stone of 1585g was found in SE. 1/4, sWt, 20, township
3, range 15, Smith County .
Smithland...................................37'8' N., 88'24' W.
Livingstone County, Kentucky, U.S.A.
Found 1839, or 1840
Iron. Ataxite, Ni-rich (IVA).
A large mass was found and partly smelted, but about 5kg have been
preserved. Structurally anomalous, due to artificial reheating.
Analysis, 9.23 %Ni, 2.38 ppm.Ga, 0.133 ppm.Ge, 0.99 pm. Ir.
Smithonia...................................34'0' N., 83'10' W.
Oglethorpe County, Georgia, U.S.A.
Found 1940
Iron. Hexahedrite (IIA).
A mass of 154lb was found near Smithonia.
Analysis, 5.86 %Ni, 65.3 ppm.Ga, 187 ppm.Ge, 34 ppm. Ir.
Smith's Mountain............................36'25' N., 80'0' W.
Rockingham County, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Found 1863, approx.
Iron. Octahedrite, medium (0.63mm) (IIIB).
A mass of about 11 lb was found. Analysis, 9.56 %Ni, 17.4 ppm.Ga,
30.6 ppm.Ge, 0.023 ppm.Ir. Kamacite shock hardened .
Smithsonian Iron
Locality not known
Found 1881, before this year
Iron. Octahedrite, coarscst (10mm) (IIB).
An iron of 3.51kg, unknown provenance.
Analysis, 5.64 %Ni, 55.3 ppm.Ga, 165 ppm.Ge, 0.057 ppm. Ir.
Smithville..................................35'59' N., 85'51' W.
De Kalb County, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Found 1840
Iron. Octahedrite, coarse (2.2mm) (IA).
A mass of 36lb was found "near the mouth of the Cany Fork" in 1840.
Three other masses of about 7lb, 15lb, and 65lb, were found at
Smithville in 1892. Two further masses, 8lb and 11lb, were found at
Berey Cantrell's in 1903. Analysis, 6.78 %Ni, 86.9 ppm.Ga, 363
ppm.Ge, 2.0 ppm.Ir .
Smyer.......................................33'35' N., 102'10' W.
Mockley County, Texas, U..S.A.
Found 1968, June 1, approx.
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5-6).
A single mass of 3273g was recovered from a cultivated field 4 miles
NE. of Smyer.
Snake Bore..................................31'6' S., 138'16' E.
Motpena station , South Australia
Found 1975
Stone. Ordinary chondrite (H5)
A single stone weighing 50.2g was found 3 km West of Snake Bore
on Motpena station.
Snyder......................................32'43' N., 100'55' W.
Scurry County, Texas,U.S.A.
Found, year not reported
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H3).
A single mass of 16.9kg was found .
Snyder......................................32'9.5' N., 111'6.8' W.
Pima County, Arizona, USA
Found March 1994
Ordinary chondrite (L5)
Two fragments of a single mass 570g and 590g were found on a hill by
Mr. Dave Johnson and his brother while searching for specimens of
Cat Mountain meteorite.
Social Circle...............................33'42' N., 83'42' W.
Walton County, Georgia, U.S.A.
Found 1927, several years before this
Iron. Octahedrite, fine (0.3mm) (IVA).
A mass of 219lb was found. Shocked then reheated .
Analysis, 7.65 %Ni, 1.63 ppm.Ga, 0.092 ppm.Ge, 3.6 ppm.Ir .
Soheria.....................................27'8' N., 84'4' E.
Bagaha district, Champaran, Bihar, India
Fell 1960, January 8, 0200 hrs
Stone. Chondrite.
One small stone of 72.9g was recovered.
Soko-Banja..................................43'40' N., 21'52' E.
Aleksinac, Serbia, Yugoslavia
Fell 1877, October 13, 1400 hrs
Stone.Olivine-hypersthene chondrite, amphoterite (LL4), brecciated.
After the appearance of a fireball, and detonations, a shower of
stones, of which about ten were found, fell over an area of 7 X 1 miles;
the total weight was about 80kg and the largest stone weighed 38kg.
Analysis, 19-86 % total iron .
Soledade....................................29'3' S., 51'26' W.
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Found before 1982
Iron. Octahedrite , coarse (3mm ) (IAB ) .
A single 68 kg mass was discovered in a grage near Soledade City,
Brazil where it was being heated with an acetylene torch and
hammered. Main mass in private hands.
Sologne ....................................47º22' N, 1º44' E
Centre, France
Fell 1860
Ordinary chondrite (H5)
A 54 g stone was found in 1992 by Yannick Dubouloz in a box in the
attic of his late grandmother, who had lived in the town of Annecy,
Haute-Savoie, France. In the box was a handwritten note saying that
the stone was a meteorite that fell in Sologne in 1860. Mineralogy
and classification (N. Dauphas and Y. Dubouloz, CRPG; B. Zanda,
A310 J. N. Grossman and J. Zipfel
Sombrerete..................................23'38' N., 103'40' W.
Sombrerete, Zacatecas, Mexico
Found 1958
Iron. Anomalous (IRANOM).
A single mass of about 10kg was found. Contains silicate inclusions
of albite and o-pyroxene.
Somervell County............................32'11' N., 97'48' W.
Somervell County, Texas, U.S.A.
Found 1919, approx. recognized 1937
Stony-iron. Pallasite (PAL).
Three masses totalling about 26lb were found .
Somesbar....................................41'23' N., 123'30' W.
Siskiyou County, California, U.S.A.
Found 1977
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6).
A single mass of about 60g was found .
Sone........................................35'10' N., 135'20' E.
Shuchi, Funai, Kyoto Fu, Honshu, Japan
Fell 1866, June 7, 1200 hrs
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H).
After detonations, a stone of about 17kg was found,
Analysis, 27.23 % total iron .
Songyuan....................................45º15'N 125º0'E
Jilin Province, China
Fell 1993 August 15, 14:30-15:00 local time
Ordinary chondrite (L6)
Four meteorites were recovered within a 10 km2 area shortly after falling
in the countryside of Fuyu in Songyuan city.
Individual masses were 28 kg, unknown, 6.4 kg and 2.5 kg.
The largest object created a pit 60 cm deep.
Classification and mineralogy (A. Rubin, UCLA):
olivine, Fa24.4±0.3; shock stage, S2. Specimens: type specimen,
95.6 g, UCLA; 6.4 kg stone split evenly between Morgan and Reed; main mass, Fuyu.
Soper.......................................34'2' N., 95'35' W.
Choctaw County, Oklahoma, U.S.A.
Found 1938
Iron. Anomalous (IRANOM).
One mass, 3700g, was found 6 miles NW. of Hugo, Choctaw
Co,. Anomalous, both structurally and chemically. Analysis, 5.70
%Ni, 9.71 ppm.Ga, 10.8 ppm.Ge, 0.011 ppm .Ir. Description, dendritic
texture formed, then recrystallised .
Sopot.......................................44'25' N., 23'30' E.
Craiova, district Doij, Romania
Fell 1927, April 27, 0000-0100 hrs
Stone. Chondrite.
Eight stones totalling 958g were collected over an area measuring
12 km from east to west .
Soroti......................................1'42' N., 33'38' E.
Teso district, Uganda
Fell 1945, September 17
Iron. Octahedrite, finest (0-12mm) (IRANOM).
After thunderous noises, fragments of metal fell over a wide area.
Four pieces recovered weighed 1000g, 700g, 180g, 170g, and show
sharp points and deep hollows, due to the melting out of the abundant
troilite. Description, with an analysis of metal, 12-96 %Ni, Troilite-rich.
Analysis of metal,12.88 %Ni,14.1 ppm.Ga, 5.22 ppm.Ge, 0.060 ppm.Ir
Souslovo ....................................55°25.770' N, 55°47.236' E
Bashkortostan, Russia
Found 1997 July
Ordinary chondrite (L4)
In late July 1997, Ismagil Gaysin and his son Radik were loading
hay on to a cart near Souslovo village, 10 km N of Birsk town. The
cart was not safe on the sloping track, and the father asked his son to
find a stone with which to secure a wheel. Radik found a stone buried
in soil in the nearest ditch. When the work was finished, they
decided to bring the stone home, because it had an unusual colour
and shape. Later, they thought that the stone (weighing 19.3 kg)
could be a meteorite, and in 2002 sent a piece to the Vernadsky
Institute, Moscow for identification. In 1966 March 30, 15:45 UT, a
bright fireball was observed in the region and it could be that the
meteorite find might be related to the fireball. Classification and
18 S. S. Russell et al.
South African Railways
Cape Province, South Afrira,possibly in Namibia
Found 1938, before this year
Iron.
A 47kg mass was found near the main railway line between Windhoek
and Cape Town .
South Bend..................................41'39' N. 86'13' W.
St. Joreph County, Indiana, U.S.A.
Found 1893
Stony-iron. Pallasite (PAL).
A mass of 5.5lb was ploughed up, 2 miles SE. of South Bend.
Analysis of metal, 9.35 %Ni, 21.2 ppm.Ga, 44.3 ppm.Ge, 0.055
ppm. Ir.
South Byron.................................43'2' N., 78'2' W.
Genesee County, New York, U.S.A.
Found 1915
Iron. Ataxite, Ni-rich (IRANOM).
A mass of nearly 6kg was found about 1/2 mile W. of South Byron.
Chemically anomalous, but similar to Babb's Mill (Troost's Iron).
Analysis, 17.8 %Ni, 20,0 ppm.Ga, 45.0 ppm.Ge, 28 ppm. Ir.
South Dahna................................22'34' N., 48'18' E.
Rub'al Khali, Saudi Arabia
Found 1957
Iron. Octahedrite.
A much oxidized and broken mass of 275kg was found.
Southampton ..............................44°30.385' N, 81°22.33' W
Bruce, Ontario, Canada
Found 2001 April 26
Pallasite
A single 3.58 kg stone was recovered by Mr Carl Young while
walking along the beach of Lake Huron. Classification (N. MacRae,
S. Kissin, UWO): olivine, Fo87.5; metal Ni 94.7 mg/g, Co 5.15 mg/g,
As 18.5 g/g, Au 2.12 g/g, Cr <2 g/g, Cu 144 g/g, Ga 17.2 g/g,
Ge 77.8 g/g, Ir 0.137 g/g, Pt <0.4 g/g, Re <5.6 ng/g, Sb <30
ng/g, W 190 ng/g. Specimens: main mass property of finder and
currently held at UWO, type specimen, 175.6 g, UWO.
Southern Arizona
Arizona, U.S.A., Locality not known
Found 1947, known in this year
Iron. Octahedrite, coarse (1.5mm) (IA).
A mass of 266g is listed under this name in the catalogue of
S.H. Perry's collection. Several coarse octahedrites are known from
Arizona and this specimen may belong to one of the known falls.
Southen Michigan
Michigan, U.S.A., Co-ordinates not known
Found
Iron. Octahedrite, medium.
South Oman..................................21'0' N., 56'40' E.
Oman
Found 1958, approx.
Stone. Enstatite chondrite (E4).
One weathered stone, about 90g, was found. Contains kamacite
(3.9%Ni) and perryite. Analysis, 29.59 % total iron .
South Plains................................34'16' N., 101'15' W.
Floyd County, Texas, U.S.A.
Found 1971, approx.
Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L5).
A single mass of 4763g was found in a field .
Spade ......................................34°00'04" N, 102°07'42" W
Lamb County, Texas, USA
Found October 2000
Ordinary chondrite (H6)
A single mass of 8.86 kg was found in a grass field by Mr. J. Talbert
whilst farming. Classification and mineralogy (R. Jones, UNM; A.
Rubin, UCLA): Olivine, mean Fa19; Low-Ca pyroxene, mean
Fs17Wo3.75; Plagioclase, mean Ab79.9Or5.8; kamacite, mean Ni 6.9 wt.
%, Co 0.46 wt. %. Shock stage S2, weathering grade W2. Spade is
an annealed impact melt rock. It has very low abundances of relict
chondrules and coarse mafic silicates; heterogeneous plagioclase;
high Wo contents of low-Ca pyroxene; chromite-plagioclase assemblages;
and extensive silicate darkening. Specimens: main mass with
finder; type specimen, 81 g, plus thin section, UNM.
Spearman....................................36'15' N., 101'13' W.
Hansford County, Texas, U.S.A.
Found 1934
Iron. Octahedrite, medium (1.1mm) (IIIA).
One mass, 10.4kg was found.
Analysis, 8.63 %Ni, Description, shock-hardened .
Springer....................................36'20'46' N., 97'11'6' W.
Carter County, Oklahoma, U.S.A.
Found 1965
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (L4).
Listed, no further details. Locality, total mass found 8.3kg .
Springfield.................................37'23' N., 102'38' W.
Baca County, Colorado, U.S.A.
Found 1937
Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6).
Two stones weighing 283g were found .
Springfield (b).................................37'29' N., 102'40.6' W.
Baca County, Colorado, U.S.A.
Found 1937
Stone. Chondrite Ordinary (L).
Apx recovered weight 229g .
Springlake..................................34'20'40' N., 102'13'25' W.
Lamb County, Texas, U.S.A.
Found 1980, August, approx.
Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6).
Main mass size is unknown but for about 131g .
Springwater.................................52'0' N., 108'18' W.
Saskatchewan, Canada
Found 1931
Stony-iron. Pallasite (PAL).
Three masses, of 85lb, 41lb and 23lb, were found near Springwater,
100 miles west of Saskatoon. Contains farringtonite. Analysis of
metal, 12.6 %Ni, 14.8 ppm.Ga, 31.9 ppm.Ge, 0.069 ppm. Ir.
Squaw Creek.................................32' N., 98' W.
Somervell County, Texas, U.S.A.
Found
Iron. Anomalous (IIAB).
Listed, without details.
Analysis, 5.5 %Ni, 59 ppm.Ga, 182 ppm.Ge, 9.7 ppm. Ir.
Ssyromolotovo................................58'37' N., 98'56' E.
Keshma, Krasnoyarsk region, Russian SSR, USSR,
Found 1873
Iron. Octahedrite, medium (0.9mm) (IIIA).
A mass, stated to be of 196.5kg (but over 216kg is in Moscow, Acad.
Sci.), was found in the sand on the left bank of the Angara.
Analysis, 7.85 %Ni, 19.6 ppm.Ga, 40.9 ppm.Ge, 3.3 ppm. Ir.
Stannern....................................49'47' N., 15'34' E.
Iglau, Jihomoravsky, Czechoslovakia
Fell 1808, May 22, 0600 hrs
Stone. Achondrite, Ca-rich. Eucrite (AEUC).
After detonations, some 200-300 stones fell of which about 66 stones
were recovered totalling about 52kg, the largest weighing about 6kg .
St. Ann.....................................40'27' N., 100'45' W.
Frontier County, Nebraska, U.S.A.
Found 1938
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H).
One well-oriented stone of 373.5g was found .
St. Caprais-de-Quinsac......................44'45' N., 0'3' E.
Gironde, France
Fell 1883, January 28, 1445 hrs
Stone. Ofivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6).
After the appearance of a "black cloud, and detonations, a stone of
282.5g was seen to fall .
St.-Chinian.................................43'26' N., 2'57' E.
Herault, France
Fell 1959, December 25, 1530 hrs
Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6).
Two stones, totalling 134.3g, were found. One of 77g, was seen to fall
and break into six parts near Camprafand. The other, of 57.3g, was
seen to fall near Sorteilho .
St. Christophe-la-Chartreuse................46'57' N., 1'30' W.
Roche-Serviere, Vendee, France
Fell 1841, November 5, evening hrs
Stone. Oliviriot-hypetstherie chondrite (L6).
After the appearance of a fireball, and detonations, a stone of 5.5kg
fell .
Ste. Croix..................................46'50'12' N., 6'29'41' E.
Canton de Vaud , Switzerland
Found 1988, recognized 1995
Iron octahedrite ( IIIAB )
A 4.8 g was found near a campground. Analysis 7.64% Ni.
St. Denis Westrem...........................51'3' N., 3'45' E.
Ghent, Belgium
Fell 1855, June 7, 1945 hrs
Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6), veined
A stone of 700g was seen to fall without detonations .
Ste. Marguerite............................50'46' N., 3'0' E.
Comines, Nord, France
Fell 1962, June 8, between 1730 and 0930 the following day
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4).
Six fragments of a mass of 4.95kg were found in an impact pit 45 cm
deep.
St. Francis Bay.............................25'4' S., 14'53' E.
St. Francis Bay, Namibia
Found 1976, June 6
Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6)
A single mass of 531.6g was found on a sand dune near the sea shore
St. Francois County.........................37'45' N., 90'30' W.
Missouri, U.S.A.
Found 1863, before this year
Iron. Octahedrite, coarse (2.7mm) (IC).
A specimen weighing about 0.5lb was found in 1863 by B.F. Shumard
in the museum of the St. Louis Acad. of Sci. labelled "S.E. Missouri".
Later a mass of over 2.5kg was found and became known as St.
francois County.
Analysis, 6.77%Ni, 49.2 ppm.Ga, 247 ppm.Ge, 0. 11 ppm.Ir .
St. Genevieve County........................37'58' N., 90'19' W.
Missouri, U.S.A.
Found 1888
Iron. Octahedrite, medium (0.5mm) (IIIF).
A mass of 539lb was found in the extreme western portion of St.
Genevieve County. Analysis, 7.68 %Ni, 6.86 ppm.Ga, 0.775 ppm. Ge,
2.0 ppm. Ir.
St. Germain-du-Pinel........................48'1' N., 1'9' W.
Vitre, Ille-et-Vitaine, France
Fell 1890, July 4, 1530 hrs
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6).
After detonations, a stone of about 4kg fell in two portions 2 miles
apart, S. Meunier .
St. Lawrence................................31'44' N., 101'30'18' W.
Glasscock County, Texas, U.S.A.
Found 1965
Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite, amphoterite (LL6).
One stone, 2.6kg was found by a boy .
St. Louis...................................38'42' N., 90'14' W.
St. Louis County, Missouri, U.S.A.
Fell 1950, December 10, 2307 hrs
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4).
A mass of 1kg hit a car on West Florissant Ave., in St. Louis .
St. Mark's.................................32'1' S., 27'25' E.
St. Mark's Mission Station, Transkei, Cape Province,
South Africa
Fell 1903, January 3, 2300 hrs
Stone. Enstatite chondrite (E5).
A stone of 13.78kg was seen to fall after the appearance of light and
four detonations. Analysis, 32.43 % total iron .
St. Mary's County...........................38'10' N., 76'23' W.
Maryland, U.S.A.
Fell 1919, June 20, 1800 hrs
Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondritc, amphoterite (LL3).
A stone of considerable size was seen to fall about 1 mile from St.
Jerome's Creek, near Ridge, St. Mary's County. The main mass has
been lost, and only one fragment, 24.25g, has been preserved. Most
of the mass is believed to have fallen in the Chesapeake Bay.
Analysis, 20.33 % total iron .
St. Mesmin..................................48'27' N., 3'56' E.
Aube, France
Fell 1866, May 30, 1545 hrs
Stone.Olivine-hypersthene chondrite, amphoterite LL6) brecciated,polymict.
After the appearance of a fireball, followed by three detonations, three
stones were found, of 4.2kg, 2.2kg, and 1.9kg respectively, a LL6
chondrite with olivine-bronzite chondrite, P. Cr-rich olivine,Rb-Sr age .
St. Michel..................................61'39' N., 27'12' E.
Mikkeli, Finland
Fell 1910, July 12, 1925 hrs
Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6).
After the appearance of a fireball followed by detonations, two
stones, about 7kg and 10kg respectively were found.
Analysis, 21.71 % total iron .
St. Peter...................................39'24' N., 100'2' W.
Graham County, Kansas, U.S.A.
Found 1957, before this year
Stone. Olivine-hypcrsthene chondrite (L5).
A single mass of 15lb was found .
St. Robert
Near Montreal Canada
Fell 8:00 PM June 14, 1994
Stone Chondrite (H5)
A fireball traveled over New England and exploded over Montreal
Canada. Hundreds saw the flaming object in daylight and thousands
heard the sonic boom or felt the shock wave. Detonations were
reported at least 100 km away. On a farm near St. Robert, about 80
km northeast of Monteral, Vital Lemay witnessed the boilide, Lemay
saw a ball of smoke and heard a thunderous bang. A 2.3 kg stone
was recovered along with 11 other fragments from the fall. Twenty
pieces totaling 25.4 kg were recover on farms near St. Robert. The
largest mass recovered was 6.5 kg . Analysis 20% Ni-Fe.
St. Sauveur.................................43'44' N., 1'23' E.
Haute Garonne, France
Fell 1914, July 10, 1400-1500 hrs
Stone. Enstatite chondrite (E4).
After detonations and the appearance of light, a stone of about 14kg
was seen to fall, 1.5km south of Saint-Sauveur .
Saint Severin...............................45'18' N., 0'14' E.
Charente, France
Fell 1966, June 27, 1540 hrs
Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite, amphoterite (LL6).
Eight stones totalling 27lkg were recovered .
Analysis, 20.17 % total iron .
St. Vrain..................................34'19'6' N., 103'28'18' W.
Curry County, New Mexico, U.S.A.
Found 1971
Stone. Chondrite.
A single, oriented, mass of 45.5g is listed .
Starvation Lake............................30'27' S., 140'59' E.
Near Mollies bore,Border Downs Station, New South Wales, Australia
Found 1975
Stone. Olivine hypersthene chondrite (L4).
A single mass of 12 kg was found by Mr. R. Grant of Buronga, N.S.W.
Staunton....................................38'13' N., 79'3' W,
Augusta County, Virginia, U.S.A.
Found 1869
Iron. Octahedrite, coargc (1.6mm) (IIIE).
Three masses, of about 25.5kg, 16.5kg and 1.5kg .
Analysis, 8.21 %Ni, 18.9 ppm.Ga, 36.6 ppm.Ge, 0.11 ppm .Ir.
Stavropol...................................45'3' N., 41'59' E.
Stavrapol region, Federated SSR, USSR,
Fell 1857, March 24, 1700 hrs
Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6).
After detonations, a stone fell measuring 132 X 93 X 66 mm and
weighing about 1.5kg. Analysis, 22.46 % total iron .
Steinbach...................................50'30' N., 12'30' E.
Erzgebirge, Karl-Marx-Stadt, Germany
Found 1724
Iron. Iron with silicate inclusions (IVA-ANOM). IVB
Large masses of iron were said to have fallen at Whitsuntide, 1164, in
the region of Meissen, and between 1540-1550 a large mass of iron is
said to have fallen near Grimma. A mass of nearly 1kg which has
been known since about 1724 in the Naturalien-Cabinette at Gotha,
may possibly be part of the Grimma mass. A mass of about 86.5kg
was found at Rittersgriln In 1861 another mass of about 10.5kg was
found at Breitenbach, 1164.
Analysis, 9.08 %Ni, 2.27 ppm.Ga, 0.132 ppm.Ge, 0.68 ppm.Ir .
Sterling....................................40'36' N., 103'11' W.
Logan County, Colorado, U.S.A.
Found 1900, approx.
Stony-iron, Pallasite (PAL).
A fragment of 679.5g was found. It may have been found in
Nebraska, in sand hills .
Sterlitamak.................................53'40' N., 55'59' E.
Sterlitamak USSR
Fell May 17, 1990
Iron Medium octahedrite
A fiery bolide plowed into a newly sown wheat field not far from
Sterlitamak, a town at the foot of the Ural mountains some 1200 km
from Moscow. A crater of about 10 meters across was found.
Excavations have turned up a 315 kg mass buried 12 meters down
and a few smaller pieces totalling another 10 kg.
Stalidalen..................................59'56' N., 14'57' E.
Nya Kopparberg, Orebro, Sweden
Fell 1876, June 28, 2330 hrs
Stone. Otivine-bronzite chondrite (H5), brecciated.
After the appearance of a fireball, and detonations, 11 stones
fell, totalling about 34kg, the largest weighing about 12.5kg .
Stolzenau...................................52'32' N., 9'3' E.
Niedersachsen, Germany
Fell 1647, August, 1200 hrs
Stone.
One large stone fell on the heath and broke up. It was black outside
and had gold-like specks inside. This was clearly a true
meteorite.
Stonington..................................37'17' N., 102'12' W.
Baca County, Colorado, U.S.A.
Found 1942, some years before this
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5), veined.
A weathered stone of about 6lb was found.
Stratford...................................41'12' N., 73'8' W.
Fairfield County, Connecticut, U.S.A.
Fell 1974, May 27, 1600 hrs
Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L).
A single stone of 50g fell in the city of Stratford after a 'whistling'
sound was heard. It made a small dent 1 inch deep in the asphalt of a
street.
Strathmore..................................56'35' N., 3'15' W.
Perthshire, Scotland
Fell 1917, December 3, 1315 hrs
Stone. Olivine-hvpersthene chondrite (L).
After the appearance of a brilliant fireball, travelling from SE. to NW.,
and detonations, four stones fell, three in Perthshire at Easter
Essendy (22.25lb), Carsie (2lb 6oz), and Keithick (2.5lb), and one in
Forfarshire at South Corston (2lb 5oz). Analysis, 20.60 % total iron .
Stratton....................................39'13'18' N., 102'35'24' W.
Kit Carson County, Colorado, U.S.A.
Found 1964
Stone. Chondrite.
A single mass of 121g was found in the gravel driveway of a farm .
Streaky Bay.................................32'52' S., 134'17' E.
South Australia
Found 1989
Stone. Ordinary chondrite (L4)
A single stone of 909 g was found by Tim Fuhlboom , a National Parks
and Wildlife ranger.It is a flat disc-shaped oriented stone showing
well developed flow lines on one face. It is partly crusted and is
slightly weathered. Margaret Wallece , South Australian Museum
Stretchleigh................................50'23' N., 3'57' W.
Ermington, Devonshire, England
Fell 1623, January 10
Stone.
A mass of 23lb fell, "like a stone singed or half burnt for lime",
Appears authentic. Hall gives good reason for believing that the
inadequately described Tregnie (Tregony?) fall, dated January 10,
1622, is really to be referred to this fall, Strechleigh and Tregony are
42 miles apart.
Study Butte.................................29'18'6' N., 104'30'0' W.
Study Butte, Brewster County, Texas, USA
Stone. Olivine bronzite chondrite (H3) .
A single mass of 417 grams was found 2.2 km SSE of Study Butte,
just north of the boundary of Big Bend National Park.
Sublette....................................37'30' N., 100'50' W.
Haskell County, Kansas, U.S.A.
Found 1952
Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6).
1.3kg were found .
Success.....................................36'29' N., 90'40' W.
Clay County, Arkansas, U.S.A.
Fell 1924, April 18, 0300 hrs
Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6).
One mass of 3.5kg was seen to fall .
Suchy Dul...................................50'32'17' N., 16'15'48' E.
near Police, Nachod district, Czechoslovakia
Fell 1969, September 16, 0715 hrs, U.T.
Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6).
One stone hit the roof of a house and split into two pieces weighing
755.2g and 60.1g. The fall was accompanied by a boom and a whine
Sukhoj Liman................................46'24' N, 30'48' E
Odessa district, Ukraine
Found 1987 May
Ordinary chondrite (H/5)
A stone of 48kg was found by V. I. Mikhajlyuk in a forest band
between two fields of the Agricultural zinstitute, about 12 km south of
the find site of the odessa (stone) H4 chondrite.
Suizhou.....................................31'43' N., 113'23' E.
Suizhou County, Hubei province, China
Fell April 15, 1986, 1850 hrs
Stone. Olivine hypersthene chondrite (L6).
About 12 specimens with a total of 70 kg were found . No other
details.
Sulphur Springs Draw........................32'59' N., 102'22.7' W
Terry County, Texas USA
Found September 20, 1990
Stone Ordinary Chondrite (H5)
A stone of 1892g was found while plowing a grainfield by A. Berryhill.
It is highly weathered and shows almost no free metal.
Sultanpur...................................25'56' N., 84'17' E.
Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh, India
Fell 1916, July I0,1100 hrs
Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6), black.
After detonations, stones fell near three villages, two at Sultanpur, two
at Mandiari, 2 miles W. of Sultanpur, and one at Kharauni, 3 miles
SSE. of Sultanpur. The total weight found was 1710.5g. The largest
piece weighing 586.5g. Analysis. 22.44 % total iron .
Summerfield.................................34'46' N., 102'25' W.
Castro County, Texas, LJ.S.A.
Found 1979, recognized in this year
Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L5).
A single oriented stone of 6.2kg was found approximately
equidistant between the towns of Hereford and Surnmerfield .
Summit......................................34'12' N., 86'29' W.
Blount County, Alabama, U.S.A.
Found 1890, known since this year
Iron. Octahedrite, Coarest (6mm) (IIB).
A mass of about 1kg was found. Not artificially reheated.
Analysis, 6.56 %Ni, 50.5 ppm.Ga, 115.4 ppm.Ge, 0.025 ppm.Ir .
Sungach.....................................44'52' N. 133'10' E.
Vladivostok, Federated SSR, USSR,
Fell 1935, April 10, 0730 hrs
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5).
One stone of 637g fell. Analysis, 28.00 % total iron .
Sunray......................................36' N., 101'50' W.
Moore County, Texas, USA
Found 1985
Stone Ordinary Chondrite (H4)
Total known mass is 4.3 kg .
Sunstone Knoll..............................39'9'46' N., 112'42'29' W.
Millard County, Utah, USA
Found May 21, 1985
Stone Olivine hypersthene chondrite (L6) .
A single 15.6 gram mass was found during a meteorite search on a
dry lake bed on the W shore of Little Salt Lake.
Supahee.....................................26'43' N., 84'13' E.
Padrauna, Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India
Fell 1865, January 19, 1200 hrs
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6), brecciated.
After detonations, six stones fell, one of about 2505 at Sonkhunee,
Supuhee, which appears to have been lost. Two, of about 3.7kg and
3kg respectively at Monza Khoorna, near Padrauna, and three small
stones, one of 145g and two of about 70g each, at the Bubuowly
Indigo Factory. One component of this stone is exceptionally rich in
TI, Bi and Ag .
Superior Valley 001 Dry lake San Bernardino, CA 35º15.269' 117º6.583'
9/30/2000 H5 S3 W2 18.4 ± 0.2 . Verish 0.9 LA13
Superior Valley 002 Dry lake San Bernardino, CA 35º13.415' 117º6.816'
10/7/2000 L6 S3 W3 25.5 ± 0.4 . Verish 20 LA13
Superior Valley 003 Dry lake San Bernardino, CA 35º14.845' 117º5.994'
1/7/2001 H6 S2 W4 19.5 ± 0.4 . Rob Matson 15.2 LA7
Superior Valley 004 Dry lake San Bernardino, CA 35º14.12' 117º6.03'
1/19/2001 L6 S3 W2 25.2 ± 0.2 . Jim LaBarbera 3.9 LA13
Superior Valley 005 Dry lake San Bernardino, CA 35º14.28' 117º02.19'
2/16/2001 H6 S1 W4 19.4 ± 0.1 . Rob Matson 9.57 LA7
Superior Valley 006 Dry lake San Bernardino, CA 35º14.33' 117º01.60'
3/8/2001 H6 S2 W6 19.0 ± 0.3 . Rob Matson 18.03 LA7
Superior Valley 007 Dry lake San Bernardino, CA 35º14.30' 117º01.97'
3/8/2001 L6 S4 W3 25.1 ± 0.3 . Rob Matson 13.45 LA7
Superior Valley 008 Dry lake San Bernardino, CA 35º14.16' 117º02.64'
3/8/2001 L6 S3 W5 25.0 ± 0.5 . Rob Matson 17.13 LA7
Superior Valley 009 Dry lake San Bernardino, CA 35º14.15' 117º02.64'
3/8/2001 L6 S3 W6 25.4 ± 0.2 . Rob Matson 20.95 LA7
Superior Valley 010 Dry lake San Bernardino, CA 35º14.18' 117º02.59'
6/14/2001 L4 S2 W2 24.3 ± 0.2 . Rob Matson 4.9 LA7
Superior Valley 014 35° 14.160' N, 117° 02.527' W
San Bernardino County, CA, USA
Find: 08/25/2002
Acapulcoite
History: One mass of 1.77 g was found by Jason Utas.
Petrography, Composition and Classification: (Alan Rubin, UCLA)
Petrography: The rock has a granular texture consisting mainly of quasi-equant
olivine and low-Ca pyroxene grains from 60 to 500 µm in size and averaging ~160 µm.
Accessory plagioclase grains ~200 µm with polysynthetic twinning are also present.
In some areas the silicate grains are densely packed and many grain boundaries meet
at 120° triple junctions. In other areas the silicate grains are separated and
surrounded by limonite. The separated silicate grains range in shape from fragmental
to subrounded to subhedral. No relict chondrules were observed.
Some silicate grains contain 100-300 µm long curvilinear trails of 2-4 µm chromite blebs.
The rock is very weathered and contains abundant limonite and patches of clay phases.
Nevertheless, a few patches of troilite and rare grains of metallic Fe-Ni are present.
Composition: Olivine = Fa4.6; Pyroxene = Fs6.9+/- 0.1, Wo2.9+/- 1.6 Classification:
The stone is classified as an Acapulcoite, S2.
Type Specimens: A 0.49 g sample on deposit at UCLA. The main mass is held by Jason Utas.
Superstition Mountain ...........................32º52'15" 115º46'57"
Open desert Imperial, California 8/15/2000
H5 S2 W4 18.9 ± 0.4 . Nick Gessler 44 LA16
Surprise Springs............................34'10' N., 115'55' W.
Bagdad, San Bernardino County, California, U.S.A.
Found 1899
Iron. Octahedrite, coarse (1.4mm) (IA).
A mass of about 1.5kg was found.
Analysis, 8.12 %Ni, 69.6 ppm.Ga, 265 ppm.Ge, 2.0 ppm.Ir .
Susuman.....................................62'43'17' N., 148'7'49' E.
Magadan region, Federated SSR, USSR,
Found 1957, November
Iron. Octahedrite, medium (1.0mm) (IIIA).
One mass of 18.9kg was found in alluvial deposits. Analysis, 7.86
%Ni, 20.5 ppm.Ga, 41.0 ppm.Ge, 2.2 ppm.Ir. Shock-hardened .
Sutton......................................40'36' N., 97052' W.
Clay County, Nebraska, U.S.A.
Found 1964
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5).
One stone of 7.6kg was ploughed up .
Suwa........................................36'2' N., 138'5' E
Nagano, Honshu, Japan
Found 1915, before this year
Iron.
Suwahib.....................................20'1' N., 50'56' E
Rub'al Khali, Saudi Arabia
Found 1932, February 12
Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L4).
A mass of 118.1g was found at Adraj, 30 miles from Buwah.
Suwahib b...................................19'57'20' N., 51'2' E.
Rub'al Khali, Saudi Arabia
Found 1932
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6).
A single mass of 106.1g was found by H.St. J Philby at Ain Sala 25
miles from Buwah.
Suwahib c....................................20'3'20' N., 51'25' E.
Rub'al Khali, Saudi Arabia
Found 1931
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H3), black.
A mass of 241 g was found at Buwah .
Suwanee Spring..............................34'57' N., 107'10' W.
Valencia County, New Mexico, U.S.A.
Found 1979, July 21
Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L5).
A single mass of about 1.2kg was found about 40 km west of
Albuquerque .
Sverdlovsk..................................57'0' N., 62'42' E.
Kamyshlov district, Sverdlovsk region, USSR
Founf Octomber 1985
Stone Olivine bronzite chondrite (H4-5) .
A single 4.5 kg mass was found by V.F. Korotaev in the Kamyshlov
district , not far from the Kamyshlov Irbit road.
Sweetwater.................................32'33'N., 100'25' W.
Fisher County, Texas, U.S.A.
Found 1961, recognized 1963
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5).
A 1.7kg mass was ploughed up .
Sylacauga..................................33'14' N., 86'17' W.
Talladega County, Alabama, U.S.A.
Fell 1954, November 30, 1300 hrs
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4).
Two stones of 8.5lb and 3.75lb were found 2 miles apart. The
larger had fallen through the roof of a house .
Sychevka...................................51'7.5' N., 127'29.7' E.
Svobodny District, Amur Region, Russian SFSR,USSR
Found 1988
Iron. Medium octahedrite (IIIAB)
A mass of 65kg was found while plouging in sandy soil.
Analysis 8.49% Ni.