[meteorite-list] christmas meteorite ?

From: Michel FRANCO <mich-franco_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2013 08:58:40 +0100
Message-ID: <005d01cf007d$f63404f0$e29c0ed0$_at_fr>

Hi list,

Christmas is december 24 or 25 ?

Christmas meteorite is a European L chondrite, for sure.

Saint Chinian or Barwell

FALL OF SAINT-CHINIAN STONY METEORITE, FRANCE

Name : SAINT-CHINIAN.

The place of fall or discovery: near Camprafaud and Sorteilho in the
proximity of Saint-Chinian, Department of H?rault, France.

Date of fall or discovery: FALL, December 25, 1959, between 15,4 and 15,5
hrs.

Class and type: STONY, chondrite, crystalline.

The number of individual specimens: 2 found.

Total weight: 134.3 g.


FALL OF BARWELL STONY METEORITE, GREAT BRITAIN

Name: BARWELL

The place of fall or discovery: At Barwell, near Leicester, Leicestershire,
Great Britain.

Date of fall or discovery: FALL, December 24, 1965, 4h 20m p.m.

Class and type: STONY, olivine-hypersthene chondrite.

Best regards.

Michel Franco
Met Soc Member
IMCA 3869
Received on Tue 24 Dec 2013 02:58:40 AM PST