[meteorite-list] Largest Stony Meteorite?

From: Bernd Pauli HD <bernd.pauli_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:41:11 2004
Message-ID: <3A918D95.F8C7CE9C_at_lehrer1.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de>

Robert Beauford wrote:

> Which do we actually have more known material of, stone or iron
>(by mass, figuring mesosiderites and pallasites with stones)?


Hello Robert and List,


US-Antarctic stones: ca. 2055 kg
US-Antarctic irons : ca. 0421 kg
US-Antarctic St-I : ca. 31.5 kg

Japanese-Antarctic stones: ca. 984.6 kg
Japanese-Antarctic irons : ca. 2.8 kg
Japanese-Antarctic St-I : ca. 1.26 kg

Worldwide without Antarctica:

Stones: ca.48405 kg
Irons : ca. 300424392 kg
St-I : ca: 23483 kg (this includes the elusive Port Orford mass)

Sum stones: ca. 51444 kg (51 tons)
Sum irons : ca. 300424815 kg (300424 tons)
Sum St-I : ca. 23515 kg (23 tons)


Best wishes,

Bernd
Received on Mon 19 Feb 2001 04:18:13 PM PST


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