[meteorite-list] Soltmany is first official fall of 2011

From: Chris Spratt <cspratt_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 07:22:51 -0700
Message-ID: <4E25933B.3050507_at_islandnet.com>

         Hi Listers:

         With the Solmany , my unofficial count is now up to 1097
verified (published in the MetBul) falls.

         Chris. Spratt
         Victoria, BC

         By the way there is one "unofficial" fall for 2005. The Montney
BC Canada chondrite
         fall of July 17, 2005.

         MONTNEY, British Columbia, Canada.
         (Stony) Olivine-bronzite Chondrite - H6?
         Fell July 17, 2005. (Hit a farm shed and tractor inside).

         Small pieces were found by the farm owner Adeline Kelly.
Specimen was verified by Alan Galley
         of the Geological Survey of Canada.

          See the Edmonton Sun newspaper July 27, 2005.

          Montney lies north of Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada.

         TKW is only 0.15 Kilograms

         CS
Received on Tue 19 Jul 2011 10:22:51 AM PDT