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Re: ureilite info

Donna,

as far as I know ureilites are named after the meteorite-fall over
Novo-Urei, Russia. It happened on September 4,  1886 (Coordinates: 54 49 N 
and 046 E). 
     
Best wishes, Christian


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Christian Pinter, Ph.D., Journalist
A-1210  Vienna, Austria (Europe)
Email: pinter@ping.at    
Please visit: http://members.ping.at/pinter


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> Von: Donna   
> An: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
> Betreff: ureilite info
> Datum: Mittwoch, 03. Dezember 1997 09:00
> 
> Hello. I was wondering if anyone on the list knows where the ureilite
> meteorite group got it's name ? 
> 
> If anyone knows if they were named after a person or if it has something
to
> do with their composition, I would really appreciate if you would let me
> know.
> 
> 
> 
> Thank you.
> 
>                                         Donna