Meteorite, X1753


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Description

Small cut fragment of silvery metallic iron meteorite. Overall shape is somewhat triangular. The weight of this sample compares favorably to Riley's 1963 thesis, however Shepard's 1853 inventory refers to a 98 gram sample.


Subject

  • Geology
  • Mineralogy


Details

Date
1847
Creator
Shepard, Charles Upham, 1804-1886
Contributor
Heuland, John Henry, 1778-1856
People
  • Heuland, John Henry, 1778-1856
  • Shepard, Charles Upham, 1804-1886
Publisher
University of South Carolina. McKissick Museum.
Coverage
Vychodocesky, Czech Republic
Relations
Historic Southern Naturalists