Blithfield meteorite

The Blithfield meteorite[1] was found by Joseph Legree in Blithfield Township, Renfrew County, Ontario and measured about 8 centimetres (3.1 in) x 10 centimetres (3.9 in) x 13.5 centimetres (5.3 in).[2] The main mass is now in the Canadian National collection, Ottawa. Blithfield is an enstatite chondrite, a group of very unusual meteorites that were formed in a very reducing atmosphere. It is a breccia, one of only five known enstatite chondrite breccias.[3]

Blithfield
Structural classificationBreccia
ClassChondrite
GroupE6 [1]
Shock stage[1]
Weathering grade[1]
CountryCanada
RegionOntario, Canada
Coordinates45°30′22″N 76°57′57″W
Observed fallno
Found dateAugust 13, 1910
TKW1.83 kilograms (4.0 lb)[1]

See also

References

  1. Meteoritical Bulletin Database
  2. Johnson, RA, 1922, The Blithfield meteorite, Trans. Roy. Soc. Canada, 1922
  3. Alan E. Rubin, The Blithfield meteorite and the origin of sulfide-rich, metal-poor clasts and inclusions in brecciated enstatite chondrites, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 67, Issue 3, March 1984, Pages 273-283, ISSN 0012-821X, doi:10.1016/0012-821X(84)90167-5.


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