C's..ARN's History of Meteorites © 1996, 2006 Astronomical Research Network Cabezo de Mayo..............................37'59' N., 1'10' W. Murcia, Spain Fell 1870, August 18, 0615 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). A stone of 25kg fell, after detonations. Analysis (doubtful, no CaO reported). Partial analysis, 22.01 % total iron . Cabin Creek.................................35'30' N., 93'30' W. Johnson County, Arkansas, U.S.A. Fell 1886, March 27, 1500 hrs Iron. Octahedrite, medium (l.1mm) (IIIA). A mass of about 107lb fell, after detonations, about 6 miles E. of Cabin Creek. Analysis 8.2 %Ni, 21.1 ppm.Ga, 39.6 ppm.Ge, 0.7 ppm.Ir. Cacak.......................................43'50'20' N., 20'20' E Sjbija, Yugoslavia Fell 1919, June 6, 2030 hrs Stone. Chondrite. One stone of 212g was found after a notable bolide. Cacaria.....................................24'30' N., 104'48' W. Durango, Mexico Found 1867 Iron. Octahedrite, medium (1.2mm) (IIIA). A mass of 41.4kg was used as an anvil in Durango and was later removed to the Mexican National Museum. The mass has been heated and forged. Analysis, 7.56 %Ni, 19.1 ppm.Ga, 35.6 ppm.Ge, 8.7 ppm.Ir. Cachari.....................................36'24' S., 59'30' W. Azul, Buenos Aires province, Argentina Found 1916, May Stone. Achondrite, Ca-rich. Eucrite (AEUC). A stone of 23.5kg was found at a depth of 1.5m near Cachari railway station. Shock melting age 3.0 Ga. Cachiyuyal..................................25' S., 69'30' W. Atacama, Chile Found 1874 Iron. Octahedrite, medium (1.3mm) (IIIE). A mass of about 2.5kg was found about 20 leagues from the coast. Analysis, 7.88 %Ni, 16.9 ppm.Ga, 30.3 ppm.Ge, 3.1 ppm.Ir. Cacilandia Goias, Brazil, Co-ordinates not reported Found, date not known Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6). Mentioned, without full details. Caddo County.................................35'0' N, 98'20' W Caddo County, Oklahoma USA Found 1987 Iron, with silicate inclusions (IAB) A mass of about 35 lbs and about 5 lbs of fragments were found durring ploughing by a farmer ( H. Smith ) . Cadell......................................34'4' S., 139'45' E. E. side of Murray River, South Australia, Australia Found 1910, April Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). A stone of 7.25lb was found 3 miles from Morgan. Analysis, 21.56 % total iron. Calcaong Creek..............................26'27' S, 120'22' E Wiluna District, Western Australia Found after 1960 Stone. Lunar meteorite A stone of 19 g was found by an Aborigine meteorite hunter in the Millibillie strewnfield. It has complete fusion crust, the interior shows a microbreccia with white angular clasts in a dark matrix (impact melt breccia, calculated from the bulk analysis: 50 % anorthosite, 20 % Kreep, 15 % Luna-16 low Ti mare basalt and 15 % Sc-Cr-V components). The main mass is with Robert Haag. Calce.......................................45'30' N., 11'30' E. Vicenza, Italy Fell 1635, July 7 Doubtful. Stone. A stone of 1oz is said to have fallen but the evidence is not conclusive. Caldera.....................................27' 03' S, 70' 48' W Desierto de Atacama, Chile Found 1967 Achondrite (eucrite ) One oriented stone of 500 g was found by a prospector near the town Caldera, for which the coordinates are given. Information and main mass, Robert Haag . Classification and mineral analysis, opx W05En37Fs58,augite W040En30Fs30, Fieldspar An89Ab10Or1, non- cumulate and unbrecciated eucrite. Cadwell.....................................36'5' N., 92'9' W. Summer County, Kansas, USA Found 1961 Stone Reclassified as a L chondrite impact-melt breccia A single mass of 12.9 kg was found. It was recently reclassified by A. Rubin of UCLA . Calico Rock.................................36'5' N., 92'9' W. Izard County, Arkansas, U.S.A. Found 1938, recognized 1964 Iron. Hexahedrite (IIA). A mass of 7.275kg was found. Analysis, 5.45 %Ni, 57.3 ppm.Ga, 185 ppm.Ge, 8.6 ppm.Ir. California U.S.A.? Iron. Octahedrite? (IA). Listed, without details of location, but with an analysis, 7.7 %Ni, 66.7 ppm.Ga, 253 ppm.Ge, 1.9 ppm.Ir. Calivo......................................11'45' N., 122'20' E. Panay, Philippines Fell 1916, May 26, afternoon hrs Stone, Achondrite?, brecciated. A mass of 2400g fell in Tinigao, Calivo. Calliham....................................28'25' N., 98'15' W. McMullen County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1959 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). A mass of 40kg was found. Co-ordinates reported are of a site in Live Oak County, about 5 miles SW. of Three Rivers. Calumet County...............................44' N., 88'15' W. Wisconsin, U.S.A. Found 1934, before this year Pseudometeorite. Iron. A mass about the size of a baseball was found but is of manufactured iron. Cambria.....................................43'12' N., 78'48' W. Niagara County, New York, U.S.A. Found 1818 Iron. Octahedrite, fine (0.48mm) (TRANOM). A mass of 36lb was turned up by the plough, B. Silliman. Analysis,10.17 % Ni, 11.1 ppm.Ga, 1.52 ppm.Gc, 0.88 ppm.Ir. oriented , troilite, plastic deformation. Camel Donga 017-039 Camel Donga.................................30'19' S, 126'37' E Near Camel Donga, Nullabor Plain, Western Australia Found january 1984 Stone Achondrite, Ca-rich, Ecurite Twelve stones found with a total weight of 7.6 kg were found. The first stone was found by Mrs J.C. Cambell. Camel Donga index....... 001 to 040 Camel Donga 003.............................30'07' S, 126'55' E Nullabor,Western Australia, Australia Found 1990 June Carbonaceous chondrite (CK3) One mass of 36.6 g was found on the surface under a group of low bushes. No metal but magnetite, coarse matrix olivines, ca-rich pyroxene, rare pentlandite, chondrule olivines are unequilibrated cores. It contains CAIs with hereynitic spinel. Camel Donga 004.............................30'19' S, 126'34' E Nullabor, Western Australia Found 1990 May Stone Howardite A stone of 32.8 g was found . Analysis, Ca 6.6% and 13.3 % Fe. Information and main mass David New. Camel Donga 005.............................30'17' S, 126'31' E Nullabor, Western Australia, Australia Found 1992 August Ordinary chondrite (LL3.4) A stone of 38.0 g was found on a flat plaine. Information and mass David New. Camel Donga 008 - 016.......................30'6.5'S.,126'53.40'E.Apx. 008 0.8g H6 S3 009 13.4g H5 S2 010 3.4g L6 S3 011 28.7g L6 S3 012 215.0g L6 S3 013 94.3g L6 S3 014 36.0g LL6 S3 015 0.3g H6 S3 016 3.5g L3 S2-3 Camel Donga 040 ............................30°19' S, 126°37' E Western Australia Found 1988 Carbonaceous chondrite (C3, ungrouped) Two stones of 34.5 g and 20.6 g were found by Alex Bevan. Classification and mineralogy (Mike Zolensky, JSC): The meteorite is a genomict mixure of two lithologies. Both lithologies contain abundant chondrules up to 1 mm across, some with well-developed finegrained rims or igneous rims; abundant smaller fragments, abundant troilite and pentlandite, but no pyrrhotite. Metal (Fe49Ni51 to Fe63Ni37) is rare due to high weathering grade. No magnetite was observed. Lithology 1 olivine, Fa1-49 with peak at Fa3; low Capyroxene, Fs2-11. Lithology 2 olivine, Fa23-42 with a pronounced peak at Fa35; pyroxene, Fs2-25. Lithology 1 is petrographic type 3, and lithology 2 has been heated briefly to as high as 1100oC. Oxygen isotopes (R. Clayton, UChi): both lithologies are identical in oxygen isotopic composition; d18O = +0.18 to -0.01‰, d17O = -4.39 to - 4.48‰. Specimens: main mass and type specimen, WAM. Campbellsville..............................37'22' N., 85'22' W. Taylor County, Kentucky, U.S.A. Found 1929, June Iron. Octahedfite, medium (1.3mm) (IIIB). One mass of 34lb was found. Analysis, 8.65 %Ni,20.4 ppm.Ga, 43.8 ppm. Ge, 0.09 ppm.Ir. Campo del Cielo.............................27'28' S., 60'35' W. Gran Chaco Gualamba, Chaco, Argentina Found 1576 Iron. (IA) Octahedrite, coarse (3.0mm), with silicate inclusions. A mass estimated at about 15 tons was found, In 1813 a mass of about 1400lb was brought to Buenos Aires and was later given to Sir Woodbine Parish who presented it to the British Museum. The large mass found by Don Dubin de Celis in 1783 appears to have been recorded by Heman Mexia de Miraval as early as 1576. The mass of about 1000kg, of which the 1400lb mass in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) is the greater part, was found in 1803 at Runa Pocito, Campo del Cielo, Santiago del Estero. Some pieces of this mass have been heated and forged. Other masses have been found in the Campo del Cielo, near the boundary between Santiago del Estero and Chaco Nacional; viz., in 1913. Pieces estimated to weigh about 1500kg found at Pozo del Cielo (Hoyo Rubin de Celis), Chaco Nacional; in 1923, an immense mass of 4210kg, known as "El Toba", at "El Rosario", 21km SE. of Gancedo, Santiago del Estero; in 1924, an implement of 2500g at Gancedo, Chaco Nacional; and in 1925 a large mass of 732kg, known as "El Mocovi", at "Los Guanacos", Chaco Nacional. Analysis of metal, 6.62 %Ni, 90.0 ppm.Ga, 392 ppm.Ge, 3.2 ppm.Ir. A mass of 18 tons was found at a depth of 5 meters in crater 10. ARN's specimen Campo de Pucara.............................27'40' S., 67'7' W. Andalgala district, Catamarca, Argentina Found 1879 Iron. Hexahedrite. A hexahedrite mass of 4kg was found. Campo Perrando Santa Fe, Argentina, Co-ordinates not reported Stone. Achondrite. Named, with no information . Campos Sales................................7'02' S., 40'10' W. Ceara, Brazil Fell 1991 January 31, 22:00 local time Ordinary Chondrite (L5) A meteorite shower fell in a rural area apx. 18 km E of the village Campos Sales. W. Vieira, T. V. Costa and J. N. Neto arrived 15 days later and recovered a total of 23.68 kg of stones from grainfields along a road. The largest was 3.5 kg. Canakkale...................................39'48' N., 26'36' E. Bayramig, Turkey Fell 1964, July, end of the month Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L). Several pieces, the largest weighing 4kg, were collected. Cahellas....................................41'15' N., 1'40' E. Barcelona, Spain Fell 1861, May 14, 1330 hrs Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5), brccciated. Several stones fell, after detonations, near Villa Nueva, but most were lost, or broke into fragments the largest of which weighed only 18oz. Chadong Western China, in the Hunan Province Fell September 17, 1998 at 1900 pm. L6 A single stone fell in a farmyard where the farmer saw the stone fall and immediately recovered it. It was a complete chondrite, L6 and the stone weighed 3.7 kilos. Mike FarmerPurchased the entire stone from a Chinese fossil dealer who had bought it from the finder. Cangas de Onis..............................43'23' N., 5'9' W. Asturias, Spain Fell 1866, December 6, 1100 hrs Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5). A shower of stones fell, after detonations, the largest stone weighing about 11kg. Canon City..................................38'28'13" N., 105'14'29" W. Fremont County, Colorado, U.S.A. Fell 1973, October 27, approx. 1800 hrs Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6). One stone of 1.4kg fell through the roof of a grage, 3.18km N. of Canon City Post Office; it broke into four major fragments of 559g, 531g, 74g, and 53g. A meteor was observed between 1800 and 1815 hours that evening . Canton......................................34'12' N., 84'29'W. Cherokee County, Georgia , USA Find 1894 Iron (IIIAB) Medium ctahedrite bandwith 1.1 mm Apx. recovered weight 7 Kg. A mass of 15.5 lb (7Kg)was ploughed up about 5 miles SW of Canton . Analysis 6.7 & Ni Canyon Diablo...............................35'3' N., 111'2' W. Coconino County, Arizona, U.S.A. Found 1891 Iron. Octahedrite, coarse (2.0mm) (IA). Numerous masses, of total weight over 30 tons and ranging from minute fragments to pieces of over 1000lb, have been found in the vicinity of a crater like elevation known as Coon Butte, "Crater Mountain" or " Meteor Crater" 10 miles SE. of Cafion Diablo, H.H. Nininger, Contains diamonds. the same mass contains numerous lamellae of cohenite. Two estimates of the mass of the Caiion Diablo fall are 25000 tons, and 5000 to 15000 tons. The composition of many of the synonomous irons has been determined. Analysis 6.98 %Ni, 81.8 ppm.Ga, 324 ppm. Ge., 1.9 ppm.Ir . Canyonlands.................................38'11' N., 109'53' W. San Juan County, Utah, U.S.A. Found 1961 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6), brecciated. A partly crusted stone of 1.52kg was found near the confluence of the Green and the Colorado Rivers in Canyonlands National Park . Caparrosa...................................17'30' N., 99'30' W. SW. of Chilpanzingo, Guerrero, Mexico Found 1858, before this year Doubtful. Iron. A nodule of 341g is said to have been found in a piece of copper pyrites. Cape Girardeau..............................37'16' N., 89'35' W. Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, U.S.A. Fell 1846, August 14, 1500 hrs Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6). A stone of about 5lb fell with a loud report 7.5 miles south of Cape Girardeau . Cape of Good Hope...........................33'30' S., 26' E. Cape Province, South Africa Found 1793 Iron. Ataxite, Ni-rich (IVB). A mass of about 300lb was found between Sunday River and Bushman River (W. of Great Fish River), an analysis,15.67 %Ni, Partial analysis, and determination of Ga, Au and Pd, 16.48 %Ni, The sword made of the Cape Iron and presented to the Emperor of Russia. Analysis, 16.92 %Ni, 0.198 ppm.Ga, 0.059 ppm.Ge, 36 ppm.Ir Caperr......................................45'17' S., 70'29' W. Rio Senguerr, Chubut, Argentina Found 1869, known in this year Iron. Octahedrite, medium (1.Omm) (IIIA). A large mass weighing 251lb was seen by Dr. F.P. Moreno in 1896 who secured it for the La Plata Museum. The date of discovery as 1896, April 4, slightly different coordinates for the find site. It is clear that the existence of this mass was known for at least 25 years before 1896. Analysis, 8.58 %Ni, 21 ppm.Ga, 45.3 ppm.Ge, 0.24 ppm.Ir. Cape York...................................76'8' N., 64'56' W. West Greenland, Greenland Found 1818, known in this year Iron. Octahedrite, medium (1.2mm) (IIIA). Three large masses, purported to weigh respectively about 59 tons, 3 tons, and 896lb and named "The Tent" or Ahnighito, "The Woman," and "The Dog", were shown to Lieut. R.E. Peary, by whom they were later transported to New York, R.E. Peary, Northward over the Great Ice, London, 1898. The weight of Ahnighito was long in doubt but is now known to be 31 metric tons, The nickel content varies in different parts of the meteorite, 7.34 to 7.86 %Ni. Another mass of 3.5 tons was found by Esquimos on a small peninsula called Savik in the Prince Regent Bay. It was removed to Copenhagen. The mass of 48kg found in 1955 and reported as a new mass of Cape York is a distinct fall. Three further masses have been reported, one of 7.8kg found at Saveqarfik in 1961 (Savik 11) and one of about 15 tons found at Agpalilik. The third was of 250g, was found on Northumberland Island, 77'30'N., 71'W., but is believed to be a transported fragment from the Melville Bay area, Analysis 7.58 %Ni, 19.2 ppm.Ga,36.0 ppm.Ge,5.0 ppm.Ir . Capilla de Monte............................30'53' S 64'33' W. Cordoba, Argentina Fell 1934 Stone Olivine-bronzite chondrite ( H6 ) One mass 750 g . Capot Rey ..................................20°07.556' N, 10°12.336' E Niger Found 2004, March Ordinary chondrite (H5) IMB Many stony fragments totalling 38 kg were found by by G. Moreau in the erg Capot-Rey, Ténéré du Tafassasset, Niger. The stones define an elliptical strewn-field measuring 7 x 3.5 km, with a NE-SW major axis. The largest fragment weighs 2 kg. Mineralogy and classification: (E. Dransart, EMTT) Olivine: Fa18.1; low- Ca-pyroxene Fs15.2; shock stage S2; weathering degree, W1. Specimens: type specimen, 32.1 g, MNHNP, main mass with finder. Caratash....................................38'30' N 27' E Izmir, Turkey Fell 1902, August 22, 2000 hrs Stone Olivine-hypersthene chondrite, amphoterite ( LL6 ) After the appearance of a fireball and detonations, a stone about as big as a melon fell. The main mass was sent to constantinople. Carbo.......................................29'40' N, 111'30' W Sonora, Mexico Found 1923 Iron Octahedrite, medium (0.9mm) (IID) A main mass of 1000 lb was found on the Alamo ranch 40 miles west of Carbo. The mass was either split late in its lifetime or eroded away on one side since its fall. 10.02 Ni and references to nobel gas. Carcote.....................................24' S., 69' W. western Cordilleras, Atacama, Chile Found 1888, known in this year Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5). Original weight unknown. A piece of 79g was sent to Antofagasta as a "silver ore" . Cardanumbi..................................32'10'30" S., 125'38' E. Western Australia, Australia Found 1966 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L5). A single, completely crusted stone of 6.4g was found . Cardiff.....................................51'28' N., 3'10' W. Glamorgan, Wales Fell 1842, before this year Doubtful. Stone. A stone is said to have fallen, the evidence is very unsatisfactory. Carichic....................................27'56' N., 107'3' W. Near Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico Found 1983 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5). Three very weathered fragments totalling 17kg were found, Carlisle Lakes (a)(001)....................29'10' S., 127'05' E. Carlisle Lakes, Western Australia, Australia Found 1977, December 27 Stone. Chondrite, anomalous (CHANOM).R TYPE 3.8 A stone of 49.5g was found 6km S.of Carlisle Lakes on the northern fringe of the Nullarbor Plain. It is one of five meteorites found in the area, the others are normal H-group chondrites. The stone does not resemble Mulga . Carlisle Lakes 002 H4/5 410g Carlisle Lakes 003 H5/5 116g Carlisle Lakes 004 H5 809g Carlisle Lakes 005 H5 502g Carlstadt...................................59'22' N., 13'31' E. Sweden Fell 1822, September 10 Pseudometeorite. Several stones are said to have fallen, the evidence suggests that the occurrence was an earth tremor. Carlton.....................................31'55' N., 98'2' W. Hamilton County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1887 Iron. Octahedrite, fine (0.2mm) (IIICD). A mass of 179lb was ploughed up 5 miles S. of Carlton. Analysis, 13.0 %Ni,11.4 ppm.Ga, 8.59 ppm.Ge, 0.076 ppm.Ir. Carnegie...................................35'10' N., 98'38'38' W. Caddo County, Oklahoma, USA Found 1963, recognized 1984 Stone Ordinary Chondrite (L6) A total mass of 132.7 kg was found while terracing a field. Caroline....................................37'59' S., 140'59' E. South Australia, Australia Found 1941, before this year Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5), veined. A stone of approximately 800g was found on an aboriginal camp site. Carpentras..................................44'3' N., 5'3' E. Vaucluse, France Fell 1738, October 18, 1630 hrs Doubtful.. Many stones are said to have fallen near Carpentras and Champfort, but nothing has been preserved and the description is inadequate. Carraweena..................................29'14' S., 139'56' E. South Australia, Australia Found 1914 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L3). A stone of 28.8kg was found about 6 miles SW. of Carraweena. The Accalana specimen was known before 1917 the original weight being 6.25lb. Carthage....................................36'16' N., 85'59' W. Smith County, Tennessee, U.S.A. Found 1840 Iron. Octahedrite, medium (1.3mm) (IIIA). A mass of about 280lb was found. Analysis, 8.24 %Ni, 21.5 ppm. Ga., 43.7 ppm.Ge, 0.57 ppm.Ir. Some specimens, and possibly the whole mass were artificially heated. Cartoonkana.................................29'45' S., 141'2' E. Big Plain, Lake Stewart station, New South Wales, Australia Found 1914, before this year Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). A stone of 290g was obtained by the South Austfhlian Mus. in 1914 from Yandama station. It is petrologically similar to Yandama and the two could belong to the same fall. Analysis, 20.04 % total iron . Cave Creek..................................31'42'.27' N., 110'46.75' W. Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA Found 1992 February 13 Ordinary Chondrite (H4) One stone of 1492 g was found by Dave wright on a ridge near the Cave Creek in the Sonora Desert. The stone was partialy buried . It is weathered through and has a highly oxidized 1 cm outer rind. The mass remains with the finder. Carver......................................32'0' N., 86'0' W. Alabama, U.S.A. Found ? Iron. Ataxite (IIA). Exact locality unknown. Analysis 5.5 %Ni, 59 ppm.Ga, 184 ppm.Ge, 12 ppm.Ir. Mass size unknown but 9.5kg is in Albuquerque, Univ. of New Mexico . Casas Grandes...............................30'24' N.,107'48' W. Chihuahua, Mexico Found 1867, recognized in this year Iron. Octahedrite, medium (1.2mm) (IIIA). A mass of 3407lb was found in an ancient tomb, this mass was presented to the Smithsonian Institution in 1876. Analysis, 7.77 %Ni, 19.9 ppm.Ga, 37.4 ppm.Ge, 5.1 ppm.Ir . Casey County................................37'15' N., 85'0' W. Casey County, Kentucky, U.S.A. Found 1877, known in this year Iron. Octahedrite, coarse (2.2mm) (IA). Original weight unknown. Analysis, 6.96 %Ni, 81,7 ppm.Ga, 317 ppm.Ge, 1.1 ppm.Ir Cashion.....................................35'50'52'' N., 97'42'12" W. Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, U.S.A. Found 1936 Stone. Olivitie-bronzite chondrite (H4), black. A partly crusted stone of 5896.8g was ploughed up on a farm 2.25 miles NW. of Cashion. Casilda.....................................33'6' S., 61'8' W. Cordoba, Argentina Found 1937 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5) The coordinates are for Casilda, near which one 5.25kg stone was found . Casimiro de Abreu...........................22'28' S., 42'13' W. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Found 1947 Iron. Octahedrite, medium (1.3mm) (IIIA). A mass of 24kg was found on the Andorinhas estate. Analysis, 8.4 %Ni, 20.9 ppm.Ga, 41.0 ppm.Ge, 0.25 ppm.Ir. Castalia....................................36'5' N., 78'4' W. Nash County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Fell 1874, May 14, 1430 hrs Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5), brecciated, xenolithic. After detonations, "a dozen or more" stones fell over an area of 10 by 3 miles but only three, of 5.5kg, 1kg, and 800g, were found. The analysis shows no CaO and is doubtful. Analysis, 25.83 % total iron, Xenolithic. Castel Berardenga...........................43'21' N., 11'30' E. Tuscany, Italy Fell 1791, May 17, 0500 hrs Stone. Several stones fell, but nothing has been preserved; however it is clear from the description that they were true meteorites. They had a black crust and contained metallic iron. Castine.....................................44'23' N., 68'45' W. Hancock County, Maine, U.S.A. Fell 1848, May 20, 0400 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6), veined. A stone of about 3oz was seen to fall after the appearance of a fireball and detonations. Castray River...............................41'30' S., 145'25' E. Tributary of the Heaziewood River, Russell County, Tasmania, Australia Found 1899 Iron. Three pieces, each of about 3.3g were found . Castrovillari...............................39'48' N., 16'12' E. Cosenza, Calabria, Italy Fell 1583, January 9 Stone. A stone, 33lb, fell but nothing has been preserved . Caswell County..............................36'30' N., 79'15' W. North Carolina, U.S.A. Fell 1810, January 30, 1400 hrs Stone. Chondritc A stone of 1360g fell, and was described as resembling Weston. It is not known whether any material is preserved. Cat Moutain.................................32'8.9' N, 111' 6.7' W Pima County, Arizona, USA Found 1980 - 1982 Identified 1992 Ordinary Chondrite ( L5, impact melt breccia ) A stone of 2.7 kg was found by the late William Goldups while walking along a path in front of his house; since he walked this path each evening, it is believed that the stone was found within 24 hours of when it fell. The stone is a breccia with shocked L5 clasts in an ingeous melt matrix. The main mass is with Robert Haag. Catherwood..................................51'57'54" N., 107'26'18" W Saskatchewan, Canada Found 1965, possibly 1964 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). A 3.92kg stone was found, Contains ringwoodite and majorite . Cavour......................................44'20' N., 98'2' W Beadle County, South Dakota, U.S.A. Found 1943, before this year Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6), brecciated. An 8lb mass, at first thought to be an iron, was found on a farm 11 miles SW. of Cavour. In 1941 and 1942 two other masses, 8lb 6oz and 9Ib, were found nearby, and later four more masses, three of which weigh 12.5lb, 8lb, and 1lb. A 5lb mass examined by J.D. Buddhue proved to be a dark, much oxidised and very friable stone . Cedar.......................................39'42' N., 98'59' W. Smith County, Kansas, U.S.A. Found 1937 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6), black. A stone of 4.9kg was found . Cedar.......................................29'54' N., 96'48' W. Fayette County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1890 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4), veined. Three stones of 16.5lb,12lb, and 2.5lb were found, and are said to differ from Bluff in microscopic characters. A fourth stone, of 25.5lb was found in about 1906. Analysis, 22.11 % total iron . Cedartown...................................34'1' N., 85'16' W. Polk County, Georgia, U.S.A. Found 1898, before this year Iron. Hexahedrite (IIA). A somewhat rusted mass of 11.3kg was ploughed up before 1898 about 62 miles WNW. of Atlanta. It was recovered from the ashes of a house that had been burnt down, and though exposed to a temperature estimated at 560C. showed no alteration of its microstructure. Analysis, 5.36 %Ni, 63.2 ppm.Ga, 181 ppm.Ge, 8.2ppm.Ir . Cee Vee.....................................34'12' N., 100'29' W. Cottle County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1959, or 1960, recognized 1965 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5), One mass of 3.6kg was ploughed up in a field. Ceniceros...................................26'28' N., 105'14' W. Cienega de Ceniceros, Chihuahua Mexico Fell August 20, 1988 , 1020 hr Stone. Ordinary chondrite (H3.7) A single stone weighing 1025g fell in a field and was recovered that day by a farmer J. Mostalac Classification , unequilibrated, 29.1 % iron. Centerville.................................43'12' N., 96'55' W. Turner County, South Dakota, U.S.A. Fell 1956, February 29, at night Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5). A mass of 45.6g fell through the roof of a shed. Cereseto....................................45'5' N., 8'18' E. Alessandria, Piemonte, Italy Fell 1840, July 17, 0730 hrs Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5), brecciated. A stone of about 5kg fell, after detonations, and appearance of a fireball. Cerro los Calvos............................24'20'N., 102'8' W. Zacatecas, Mexico Found 1986 Stone. Ordinary chondrite (H4-ANOM) One stone of 68.5g was found in the open desert near Nuevo Mercurio. Main mass Arizona State University. Chadong................................... 28º32' N, 109º19' E Hunan Province, China Fell 1998 September 17, ~19:00 local time Ordinary chondrite (L6) A 3.7 kg stone was recovered near Shiniu village (coordinates given above)and Chadong town in Huayuan County by a farmer who had observed the meteorite to fall. Mineralogy and classification (A.Bischoff, Mün): olivine, Fa24.2; pyroxene, Fs20.7; shock stage, S3;weathering grade,W0/1. Specimens: main mass, Farmer; type specimen, 3 g, Mün; 14 g, Heinlein. Chail.......................................25'22' N., 81'40' E. Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India Fell 1814, November 5, 1630 hrs Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H), brecciated. Nineteen stones, some of them up to 30lb in weight, were said to have fallen in the Doab, after detonations. Chainpur....................................25'51' N., 83'29' E. Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh, India Fell 1907, May 9, 1330 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite, amphoterite (LL3). Several stones appear to have fallen after detonations near villages on the borders of Ghazipur and Azamgarh districts, and about 18lb of fragments were recovered, including one from Chainpur weighing about 12lb. Analysis 19.78 % total iron. Chajari.....................................30'47' S., 58'3' W. Federacion department, Entre Rios, Argentina Fell 1933, November 29, 1300 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L5). One mass of 18.3kg was recovered . Chamberlin..................................36'12' N., 102'27' W. Dallam County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1941 Stone. Olivine-bronzite choiidrite (H5). One mass of 2.4kg was found . Chambord....................................48'27' N., 72'4' W. Lake St. John County, Quebec, Canada Found 1904 Iron. Octahedrite, medium (0.9mm) (IIIA). A mass of 6.6kg was found. Analysis, 7.53 %Ni, 18.4 ppm.Ga, 35.0 ppm.Ge, 10 ppm.Ir . Chandakapur.................................20'16' N., 76'1' E. Buldhana, Maharashtra, India Fell 1838, June 6, 1200 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L5), brecciated. Three stones, weighing respectively about 11 lb, 7.5lb and 1 lb,fell, after detonations, at the villages Chandakapur, Denulgaon, and Burguon, Chandpur....................................27'17' N., 79'3' E. Mainpuri district, Uttar Pradesh, India Fell 1885, April 6, evening hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6), veined. After detonations, a stone of about 2.5lb was heard to fall and was found next day 5 miles NW. of Mainpuri. Changde.....................................29'05' N., 111'45' E. Changde, Hunan, China Fell 1977, March 11, 1154 hrs Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5). After a fireball and detonations, a shower of stones, totalling 1.81kg, fell within an elliptical area 6 km by 4 km. The largest individual weighed 900g. Analysis, 28.21 % total iron. Changxing...................................31'20' N., 121'40' E. Shanghai, China Found 1964 Stone. Total mass recovered was 26.9kg. Channing....................................35'43' N., 102'17' W. Hartley County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1936 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5), black, One stone was found in fragments, total 15.3kg . Chantonnay..................................46'41' N., 1'3' E. Vendee, France Fell 1812, August 5, 0200 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6), brecciated. A stone of 31.5kg fell, after appearance of a fireball and detonations. Analysis, 21.13 % total iron . Charcas.....................................23'5' N., 101'1' W. San Luis Potosi, Mexico Found 1804, known in this year Iron. Octahedrite, ibediurh (1.1mm) (IIIA). A mass of over 780kg was mentioned. It was standing at the comer of the churchyard at Charcas, and was said to have been brought from San Jose del Sitio, 12 leagues (50km) distant, in 1886 . It was removed to Paris. Descubridora, 576kg, was found between 1780 and 1783 at about 23'40'N., 100-51'W., 1874. A further 41.5kg was found in 1855 at Catorce. Analysis, 7.86 %Ni, 19.4 ppm.Ga, 41.4 ppm.Ge, 1.9 ppm.Ir . Charleroi...................................50'24' N., 4'28'E. Belgium Fell 1634, October 27, 0800 hrs Doubtful. Stone. Several stones, weighing up to 8lb, fell, nothing is preserved . Charlotte...................................36'10' N., 87'20' W. Dickson County, Tennessee, U.S.A. Fell 1835, July 31, 1400-1500 hrs, or August I Iron. Octahedrite, fine (0.3mm) (IVA). A drop-shaped mass of about 9.5lb fell, after detonation and a vivid light. Analysis, 8.01 %Ni . Charsonville................................47'56' N., 1'34' E. Meung, Loiret, France Fell 1810, November 23, 1330 hrs Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6), veined. Three stones fell, after detonations, but only two were found, one of 18kg and the other of 9kg . Charwallas..................................29'29' N., 75'30' E. Hisar district, Haryana, India Fell 1834, June 12, 0800 hrs Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6). A stone of about 26.5lb fell, after detonations. Only a few grams known in collections. Chassigny...................................47'43' N., 5'22' E. Haute Mame, France Fell 1815, October 3, 0800 hrs Stone. Achondrite, Ca-poor. Chassignite (ACANOM). A stone (or perhaps several) fell after detonations, the total weight being about 4kg. Mars Rock SNC ! Chateau Renard..............................47'56' N., 2'55' E. Montargis, Loiret, France Fell 1841, June 12, 1330 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6), veined. A stone of about 30kg fell, after detonations and appearance of a fireball. Analysis, 22.20 % total iron. Chaunskij...................................69'6' N., 172'30' E. Chaunskij district, Magadan region, USSR Found June 1985 Iron Anomalous ( ungrouped ) A single mass of 1990 grams was found by M. I. Osaulenko in sand during mining. Chaves......................................41'56' N., 7'28' W. Traz-os-Montes, Portugal Fell 1925, May 3 Stone. Achondrite, Ca-rich. Howardite (AHOW). A stone of 2670g fell . Chebankol...................................53'40' N., 88'0' E. Novosibirsk, Federated SSR, USSR, Found 1938 Iron. Octahedrite, coarse (2.5mm) (IRANOM). An oxidised mass of 126.6kg and fragments totalling 1111 g were found 130cm down in alluvium near the Chebankol stream, a tributary of the Maly Kondon. Chemically anomalous, analysis, 8.80 %Ni, 21.8 ppm.Ga, 52.5 ppm.Ge, 0.11 ppm.Ir . Cheder .....................................51o32΄ N, 94o36΄ E Tuva, Russian Federation Found 2003 October 26 Iron IIIAB (medium octahedrite) A fresh iron piece weighing 5.39 kg was found during field work by Valery Popov, a geologist of the Institute of Complex Exploration of Natural Resources, Kyzyl, Tuva. The meteorite was recovered on a deflated surface of aeolian sands. It is 26x9x8 cm in size, and has a thin fusion crust and regmaglypts. Classification and mineralogy (L.V.Agafonov, L.N.Pospelova, Novosibirsk): Kamacite (5.5-6.8 wt% Ni) and taenite (22-38 wt% Ni) form the Widmanstätten pattern with 1-1.5 mm kamacite bands; schreibersite (22-48 wt% Ni) is present. INAA data (A.Lorenz, Vernad): Ni 72.4, Co 4.4 (mg/g), As 3.26, Ir 16.9, Au 0.50 (µg/g) indicate the IIIA group. Specimens: 200 g, Institute of Complex Exploration of Natural Resources, Kyzyl, Tuva; 100 g, Novosibirsk; main mass and type specimen, Vernad. Chela.......................................3' 40' S., 32'30' E. Chela village, Kahama district, Tanzania Fell July 12, 1988 ,1140 hr. Stone. Ordinay chondrite (H5) After a loud noise and detonations, a number of stones fell and were collected by local people. Two masses handed to the police ,1062g and 1874g and were sent to the Ministery of Mineral Rsources at Dodoma. Chemyi Bor.................................53'42' N., 30'6' E. Mogilev district, Belorussiya SSR, USSR, Fell 1964, summer, 0530 hrs, U.T., approx. Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4). ' After detonations, two fragments, together weighing about 6kg were seen to fall into trees and about 50m apart. One specimen was not recovered and the other was broken into small fragments. Analysis, 27.89 % total iron . Cherokee Springs............................35'2' N., 81'53' W. Spartenburg County, South Carolina, U.S.A. Fell 1933, July 1, 0942 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite, amphoterite (LL6). Two stones fell, 5.7kg and 2.7kg, 6.5 miles apart. Analysis, 20.38 % total iron . Chervettaz.................................46'33' N., 6'49' E. Pallzieux, Vaud, Switzerland Fell 1901, November 30, 1400 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L5). After appearance of luminous meteor and detonations, a stone of about 0.75kg fell and was found in the forest of Chervettaz . Chervony Kut................................50'50' N., 34'0' E. Sumy region, Ukraine, USSR, Fell 1939, June 23, 1300 hrs Stone. Achondrite, Ca-rich. Eucrite (AEUC). One mass fell, the weight variously given as 1800g (Kulik), 1734g (Chirvinsky and Sokolova), and 1692g (Krinov). The time of fall is given as 0400 hrs and the place is stated to be in Spivakovsk district. Chesterville................................34'42' N., 81'12' W. Chester County, South Carolina, U.S.A. Found 1849, before this year Iron. Hexahedrite (IIA). A mass of 16.5kg was ploughed up a few years before 1849. About half the mass was forged into horseshoes, etc and the whole was probably heated. Description, artificial heat alteration. Analysis, 5.61 %Ni, 58.9 ppm.Ga, 178 ppm.Ge, 1.8 ppm.Ir . Chetrinahatti...............................14'30' N., 76'30' E. Challakere, Chitradurga, Karnataka, India Fell 1880, September 6, 2210 hrs Stone. A specimen weighing 72g is in the Govt. Mus., Bangalore; Challakere is 14'19'N., 76'40'E. Chiang Khan.................................17'54' N., 101'38' E. Loei, Thailand Fell 1981, November 17, 0530 hrs Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6). After a bright fireball and detonations, thirty-one pieces, totalling 367g, the largest 51.3g, were recovered from the town of Chiang Khan on the Thailand-Laos border. Chico.......................................36'30' N., 104'12' W. Colfax County, New Mexico, U.S.A. Found 1954, January Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6 Impact Melt ) A weathered stone of 231lb was found; the chondrules are to 2cm in diameter, Silicate composition suggests an amphoterite, L6 stone. Analysis, 19.06 % total iron . Chico Hills.................................36'0' N., 104'30' W. Colfax County, New Mexico, U.S.A. Found 1951, between 1951 and 1960 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4). Chico Mountains.............................29'0' N., 103'15' W. Brewster County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1915, known in this year Iron. Hexahedrite (IIA). Original weight said to have been about 2 tons. Analysis, 5.50 %Ni, 59.3 ppm.Ga, 176 ppm.Ge, 6.2 ppm.Ir . Chicora.....................................40'56' N., 79'44' W. Butler County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Fell 1938, June 24, 1800 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite, amphoterite (LL6). Two stones, of 242g and 61g, fell, The mass found fell some miles short of the calculated point of impact and the main mass may yet be found. From the smoke trail and energy considerations the total mass is calculated at 519 tons. In 1940 two more fragments were found 400ft from the original find site, and are now in Washington . Chihuahua City.............................28'40' N., 106'7' W. Mexico Found 1929, recognized in this year Iron. Chemically and structurally anomalous (IC). A mass of 11 kg is described, with an analysis, 6.96 %Ni and a mass of 43kg is mentioned by H.H. Nininger. Analysis, 6.68 %Ni, 52.7 ppm.Ga, 212 ppm.Ge, 0. 1.1 ppm.Ir. Description, recrystallised, composed of polycrystalline Fe/ Ni with cohenite . Chilkoot....................................59'20' N., 136'0'W. Portage Bay, Alaska, U.S.A. Found 1881, known in this year Iron. Octahedrite, medium (1.0mm) (IIIA). A mass of 43kg was obtained from Indians, who said it had been seen to fall about 100 years ago. Analysis, 7.77 %Ni, 20.0 ppm.Ga, 39.3 ppm.Ge, 1.8 ppm.Ir . Chinautla...................................14'30' N., 90'30' W. Guatemala Found 1902 Iron. Octahedrite, fine (0,4mm) (IVA-ANOM). A mass of 5.72kg was found. Analysis, 9.05 % Ni . Chinga......................................51'3'30' N., 94'24' E. Tanna Tuva, Turvinskaya, USSR, Found 1913 Iron. Ataxite, Ni-rich (IVB-ANOM). Many masses, individuals up to 20kg, of total weight about 80kg, were found in the Chinga stream, a tributary of the Upper Yenisei from the Tanno-ola Mts. Recognised as meteoritic,The place of fall is incorrectly mapped. Analysis, 16.38 %Ni, 0.181 ppm-Ga, 0.082 ppm,Ge, 3.6 ppm.Ir,. Many of the specimens are strongly oxidised, and some have the torn appearance characteristic of fragments from meteoritic craters such as Caiion Diablo and Henbury. It is thought probable that this fall was associated with a crater that has disappeared through erosion, or perhaps has simply passed unnoticed, but fieldwork in 1963 failed to find any crater, Fragments of metal with 16.37%Ni, found in the alluvium of the upper Argolik river, Tuva district are now attributed to the Chinga fall. Chinguetti..................................20'15' N., 12'41' W. Dhar Adrar, Mauritania Found 1920 Stony-iron. Mesosiderite (MES). An enormous mass, said to be 100m long and 45m high, with other smaller masses, was found in the desert of Adrar, about 45km to the SW. of Chinguetti. There are doubts about the existence of the huge mass. Analysis of metal, 9.6 %Ni, 15.2 ppm.Ga, 55.2 ppm.Ge, 6.2 ppm.Ir. Chisenga....................................10'3'34' S, 33'23'42' E Chitipa District , Malawi Fell in the afternoon of January 17, 1988 Iron . Coarse octahedrite ( 1.5 mm Kamacite bandwith ) The fall was eye-witnessed by a woman who was 12.5 m away from the landing site; it was accompanied by a loud explosion. A mass of 3.9 kg was recovered by the police from a hole 30 cm deep. The landing site is about 50 km from Chitipa Boma. Chitado.....................................17'21'S., 13'58' E. Cunene, Angola Fell 1966, October 20 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6). A shower of meteorites, of unknown total weight, fell near Chitado, within an area of about 6 square km. Several stones, weighing several hundred grams each, and a few of some kilograms were collected . Chitenay....................................47'28'15' N., 0'58'36' W Chitenay, Loir-et-Cher, France Fell 1978, February 21, 1956 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). After a notable bolide a stone of about 4kg fell. It was recovered next morning from a hole in a lawn . Cholula.....................................15'5' N., 98'20' W Puebla, Mexico Found Doubtful. Stone. An aerolite, shaped like a frog, is said to have been housed in the temple on top of the pyramid of Cholula. Choolking 001...............................29'55' S, 129'50'E Nullabor, South Australia, Australia Found 1991 Ordinary chondrite (L6) A stone of 2kg was found near choolking, Rockhole north of Huges. Chuckwalla .................................35°15' N, 118°06' W Kern County, California, USA Found 1992 November Iron (IAB) A single mass of 1.802 kg was found by Mr Melvin English while quail hunting in the foothills of the Tehachapi Mountains. Classification (J. Wasson, UCLA): bulk composition Ni = 65.9 mg/g; Co = 4.61 mg/g, Ga = 100 g/g, As = 12.4 g/g, Ir = 2.72 g/g, Au = 1.468 g/g; see Wasson et al. (2002). The meteorite contains diamonds, two visible macroscopically, and many visible under the microscope. The diamonds closely resemble those in Allan Hills A77283 described by Clarke et al. (1981). Specimens: type specimens 82.6 g UCLA, 38 g SI; main mass, GO. Chulafinnee.................................33'30' N., 85'40' W. Cleburne County, Alabama, U.S.A. Found 1873 Iron. Octahedrite, medium (1.1mm) (IIIA). A mass of about 35.75lb was ploughed up. Analysis, 7.47 %Ni, 17.8 ppm.Ga, 33.7 ppm.Ge, 5.5 ppm.Ir. Description, the whole mass has been artifically heated to about 800C . Chupaderos..................................27'0' N., 105'6' W. Jimenez, Chihuahua, Mexico Found 1852, known for centuries, Iron. Octahedrite, medium (0.65mm) (IIIB). Two large masses of 14114kg and 6767kg respectively were found about 16 miles from Jimenez (formerly Huejuquilla). The two masses were removed in 1891 to the School of Mines, Mexico City. Adargas is another mass of Chupaderos, and Cuernavaca a fragment of Chupaderos. Analysis, 9.7 % Ni, 17.2 ppm.Ga, 29.6 ppm.Ge, 0.020 ppm.Ir . Cilimus.....................................6'57' S., 108'6' E. Sampora, Java, Indonesia Fell 1979, May 7, 0930 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L5). After a fireball and detonations, a stone of 1.6kg fell in a garden in the village of Sampora. Cilimus is the nearest post office. Cimarron ...................................37.85° N, 100.35° W Gray County, Kansas, USA Found ~1948 Carbonaceous chondrite (CM2) A single stone of unknown weight was found by a rancher on a farm 3.4 miles north of Cimarron and sent to the University of Kansas in the early 1950s. A piece was later acquired by a meteorite collector and samples given to NAU in 1998 and pieces to AMNH in 1992 and 1993. Classification and mineralogy (M. Zolensky JSC; T. Bunch NAU): olivine ranges from Fa1 to Fa64, with a peak at Fa1-2, average Fa1.2, PMD 11%. Low Ca pyroxene ranges from Fs2Wo5 to Fs5Wo4, also present are diopside, enstatite-diopside and apparent pigeonite, and chromite. Porphyritic olivine, barred olivine and granular olivine crystals are most abundant, maximum chondrule diameter is 2 mm. Chondrules are sparse, matrix and chondrule rims comprise ~85 vol. % of the meteorite. The percentage of matrix is similar to that of Bells and Nogoya, but the composition of these is lower in S and Mg, and higher in Si; this could be due to terrestrial weathering. Specimens: type specimen 21 g AMNH; 7.1 g NAU. Cincinnati..................................39'7' N., 84'30' W. Hamilton County, Ohio, U.S.A. Found 1870 Iron. Hexahedrite (IIA). A piece of 28g in Munich, (Bavarian State Mus.) was described, with an analysis, 5.43 %Ni. The iron was found in 1870 (not 1898 as at first stated) and was acquired by Mr. Hoseus after whose death two small slices came into the possession of Dr. Engelmann and later the Basel Mus. Photomicrographs show a peculiar recrystallisation of the kamacite along Neumann lines. Analysis, 5.44 %Ni, 56 ppm.Ga, 178 ppm.Ge, 20 ppm.Ir . Circle Back.................................34'1'41' N., 102'40'48' W Bailey County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1977 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). A single mass of 2268g was found. Civitavecchia...............................42'5' N., 11'47' E Lazio, Italy Fell 1855, October 17 Doubtful.. After the usual phenomena, a mass is said to have been seen to fall within a few feet of a ship in the harbour, but as nothing was recovered the evidence is not fully conclusive. Clarendon...................................34'54'18' N.,100'54'48' W. Donley County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1979 Stone. Chondrite. A single mass was ploughed up but broke into pieces, less than half, weighing 1964g, was recovered . Clarendon (b)...............................34'56'10' N., 100'56'30' W. Donley County, Texas USA Found before 1981 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5) A single mass weighing 26.8g was recovered as a distict from previously reported Clarendon . Clareton....................................43'42' N., 104'42' W. Weston County, Wyoming, U.S.A. Found 1931, known between 1931 and 1937 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). A stone of 1050g was described. Clarion.....................................12'30' N, 137'42' W Pacific Ocean Found 1986 Stone Ordinary chondrite (H4) Four fragments of about 20 g were recognized as meteoric among rock samples collected from the ocean floor near the Clarion fault system. They are highly weathered an olivine pyroxene are partly replaced by layered silicates. Clark County................................38'0' N., 84'10' W. Kentucky, U.S.A. Found 1937, before this year Iron. Octahedrite, medium (1.0mm) (IIIF). One mass of 11.3kg was found. Analysis, 6.79 %Ni, 6.92 ppm.Ga, 0.993 ppm.Ge, 6.2 ppm.Ir Claytonville...............................34'20'48' N., 101'29'24' W. Swisher County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1964, recognized 1966 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L5). One stone of 10.5kg was ploughed up in a field. Claxton.....................................32'6'9' N., 81'52'22' W. Claxton, Evans County, Georgia, USA Fell December 10, 1984, 1730 hrs Stone. Olivine hypersthene chondrite ( L6 ) . A grapefruit sized stone, 1455 g, completely covered with a thin black fusion crust , fell damaging a metal mail box and making a depression less than 30 cm in diameter in loose dirt. Two persons standing 36 m from where it landed and two others inside a mobile home about 20 m away reported a whistling sound followed by a crash and a thud as the stone fell. Cleburne....................................32'19' N., 97'25' W. Johnson County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1907 Iron. Octahedrite, fine. A mass of 6.8kg, found in 1907,was recognized as meteoritic in 1934. Cleo Springs................................36'26' N., 98'26' W. Major County , Oklahoma, USA Found early 1960's Ordinary chondrite (H4) A 24 kg stone was found by a farmer in a weat field and used a s a plow weight. Main mass with Blaine Reed. Cleveland...................................34'53' N., 84'47' W. Bradley County, Tennessee, U.S.A. Found 1860 Iron. Octahedrite, medium (1.0mm) (IIIB). A mass of 254lb was found. Analysis, 8.85 %Ni, 21.0 ppm.Ga, 41.9 ppm.Ge, 0.094 ppm.Ir Clinton.....................................36'5' N., 84'12' W. Anderson County, Tennessee, U.S.A. Found 1950, known in this year Iron. Octahedrite?. Total known weight 7.7kg. Clipperton..................................11'42' N, 137'48' W Pacific Ocean Found 1986 Stone. Ordinary chondrite (H3.5) Three fragments of 277 g total weight were recognized amoung rock samples collected from the ocean floor near Clipperton fault system; they are highly weathered. Russian Academy of Sciences Clohars Fouesnant, Quimper, Finistere, France Fell 1822, June 21 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L4). A fragment of 6g, with label of locality and date of fall. Clover Springs..............................34'27' N., 111'22' W. Gila County, Arizona, U.S.A. Found 1954, recognized in this year Stony-iron. Mesosiderite (MES). A mass of 7700g was found about 13 miles SW. of Clover Springs, Analysis of metal, 6. 10 %Ni, 11.0 ppm.Ga, 42 ppm.Ge, 2.1 ppm.Ir . Clovis (no. 1)..............................34'18' N., 103'8'5' W. Curry County, New Mexico, U.S.A. Found 1961 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H3). A mass of 283kg was found 6 miles SE. of Clovis. Distinct from Grady (1933) and from Melrose (a), which are L-group chondrites. Analysis, 23.33 % total iron. It is more oxidised and has less total iron than Grady (1933) Contains Ca-Al-Ti-rich inclusions. Clovis (no.2)...............................34'18' N., 103'8' W. Curry County, New Mexico, U.S.A. Found 1963, recognized in this year Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). A second mass of 13.3kg is distinct from Clovis (no.1) Total known weight 41.3kg, listed (as a bronzite chondrite in error). Coahuila....................................28'42' N., 102'44' W. Coahuila, Mexico Found 1837, known in this year Iron, Hexahedrite (IIA). Fourteen masses (Bonanza Iron), some said to be of 2000lb to 3000lb were seen by E.M. Hamilton in 1866. Eight pieces (Butcher Iron) from 290lb to 654lb in weight, totalling 4000lb were removed to the U.S.A. by H.B. Butcher in 1868. Another mass of Butcher Iron of 192lb was seen by N.T. Lupton in 1879 at Santa Rosa. Estate mass of 252lb was found in use as an anvil at Saltillo by D.N. Couch in 1853. A mass of 97lb was found at Fort Duncan, Maverick County Texas in 1882 by C.C. Cusick. Analysis, 5.49 %Ni, 57.6 ppm,Ga, 178 ppm.Ge, 16 ppm.Ir. Cobija......................................22'34' S., 70'15' W. Pampa of Santa Barbara, Antofagasta, Chile Found 1892 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6). An ellipsoidal mass of 3690g was found.A second mass of 6.25lb obtained from H.A. Cochabamba Bolivia? Found Stone. Carbonaceous chondrite, type II (CM2). A partly crusted fragment weighing 85g and labelled Cochabamba, Chile', is in the Naturhist. Mus., Vienna. The provenance of the mass is unknown. It has a carbonaceous matrix, Ca-Al-rich inclusions, and olivine of variable composition Matrix contains cronstedtite . Cockarrow Creek.............................26'40' S., 120'10' E. Western Australia, Australia Found 1970 Stone. Olivine-hyperstheiie cliuiidrite (L6). Two interlocking pieces, of 22lg and 208g, were found about 8 miles SW. of Wiluna. Cockburn....................................32'8' S., 141'2' E. South Australia, Australia Found 1946 Stone. Otivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). An incomplete stone of 10.13g was found near the Cockburn-Egebek road where it crosses Ophara Creek, about 6 miles SE. of Cockburn. Further searches resulted in additional finds, including an individual of 2.207kg. The total weight recovered being 2.46kg. Analysis, (no. 3 stone) 20.61 % total iron . Cocklebiddy.................................31'55' S., 126'15' E. Western Australia, Australia Found 1949 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5). A mass of 19.5kg was found 2.6 miles WNW. of Nallah Nallah Rockhole . Cocunda.....................................32'49' S., 134'48' E. Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia Found 1945 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). A mass of 500g was found, 0.75 mile W. of Cocunda rocks. Analysis, 20.04 % total iron. Colby (Kansas)..............................39'25' N., 101'3' W. Thomas County, Kansas, U.S.A. Found 1940 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5). One mass of 2.4kg was found . Colby (Wisconsin)...........................44'54' N., 90'17' W. Clark County, Wisconsin, U.S.A. Fell 1917, July 4, 1820 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6), veined. After the appearance of a luminous meteor with a trail of black smoke, moving from NW. to SE., and detonations, tw stones, of about 150lb and 80lb respectively, fell about 0.5 mile apart and were broken into pieces. Analysis, 24.38 % total iron . Cold Bay...................................55'11' N., 162'33' W Alaska, U.S.A. Found 1921, June Stony-iron. Pallasite (PAL). Fragments totalling 320g were found. Analysis 13.6 %Ni, 6.2 ppm.Ga, 113 ppm.Ge, 5.8 ppm.Ir. Cold Bokkeveld..............................33'8' S., 19'23' E. Cape Province, South Africa Fell 1838, October 13, 0900 hrs Stone. Carbonaceous chondrite, type II (CM2). Many stones, the largest of about 4.5lb, fell, after appearance of a fireball and detonations. Analysis, 20.85 % total iron . Coldwater...................................37'16' N., 99'20' W. Comanche County, Kansas, U.S.A. Found 1923 Iron. Octahedrite. An almost completely oxidized, limonitic mass of 18.4kg was found in 1923. Analysis, 4.32 %Ni. Some slices still show traces of the Widmanstiitten structure. Coldwater...................................37'16' N., 99'20' W. Comanche County, Kansas, U.S.A. Found 1924 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5). Two weathered stones were brought to G.P. Merrill by H.H. Nininger. Cole Creek..................................41'21' N, 99'07' W Sherman County , Nebraska USA Found 1991 Stone. Ordinary chondrite (H5) A mass of 16.3 kg was found by Clay Fowler; it was exposed about two feet below the surface in an old road cut. The cavity from which the stone was removed is covered by a thin layer of undistrubed modern soil. Coleman.....................................43'45'40' N., 84'30'30' W., Midland County, Michigan, U.S.A. Fell 1994 Octomber 20, 01:52 local daylight time Ordinary Chondrite (LL5) Mr. Tom Hagon recovered a single pyramidal stone of 460g that had penetrated the roof of his house. The meteorite was recovered within 12 hours of observations of a bolide, accompanied by sonic boom. Colfax......................................35'18' N., 81'44' W. Rutherford County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Found 1880 Iron. Octahedrite, medium (0.6mm) (IB). A mass of about 5lb was ploughed up near Ellenboro. Analysis, 10.84 %Ni, 52.8 ppm.Ga, 153 ppm.Ge, 1.5 ppm.Ir The mass has been artificially reheated and hammered . Collescipoli................................42'32' N., 12'37' E Temi, Umbria, Italy Fell 1890, February 3, 1330 hrs Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5). After appearance of fireball followed by detonations, a stone of about 5kg fell. Analysis, 26.88 % total iron . Colomera....................................37'26' N., 3'39' W Granada, Spain Found 1912 Iron. Octahedrite, medium, with silicate inclusions (IIE). Weight 134kg, Chemically and structurally anomalous. Analysis of metal, 7.86 %Ni, 28.4 ppm.Ga, 74.6 ppm,Ge, 7.9 ppm.Ir . Colonia Obrera.............................24'1' N., 104'40' W Durango, Mexico Found 1973 Iron. Octahedrite, coarse (1.4mm) (IIIE). A single mass of 12.2kg was found. Analysis, 8.62 %Ni, 17.4 ppm.Ga, 37 ppm.Ge, 0.055 ppm.Ir Colonia Suiza...............................41'11' S., 71'23' W. San Carlos de Bariloche, Rio Negro, Argentina Fell 1936, October 9, before this date Stone. A 250g, partly crusted stone was found in the collection of the Argentine Mus, Nat. Sci., Buenos Aires. It was reportedly part of a fall in Lago Moreno, and was retrieved from the water. Colony......................................35'21' N., 98'41' W. Washita County, Oklahoma, U.S.A. Found 1975, approx. Stone. Carbonaceous chondrite, type III (CO3). A single mass of 3912g was caught in the tines of a cotton cultivator. Colorado Springs............................38'50' N., 104'50' W. El Paso County, Colorado, U.S.A. Found 1950, approx. Iron. A small iron was found by a Mr. J.H. Alexander and identified by R.M. Pearl. The specimen was later mislaid . Colton......................................46'34'14'N, 117'5'55' W Whitman Co., Washington USA Found 1993 May 23 Iron (Medium octahedrite, IIIAB, 1mm kamacite bandwith ) A weathered mass of 19.67 kg was found by David Bauer as he walked across his field. The find site is 2km of Cloton, a small town about halfway between Pullman and Clarkston, Washington. Composition 8.4% Ni, 20.5ppm Ga, 0.63 ppm Ir, 0.98 ppm Au. Columbus....................................31'40.77' N., 107'23.66' W. Luna County, New Mexico, USA Found January 27, 1997 Ordinary chondrite (H5) Six stones totalling 165g (largest 88.1g) were found by Michael and Wren Cottingham on a dry lake bed. Colville Lake 001 H5 56g Western Australia 1986 Colville Lake 002 H5 100g Western Australia 1986 Comanche....................................32'1' N., 98'42' W. Comanche County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1940 Iron. Octahedrite, coarse (1.5mm) (IA). A mass of 19.7kg was found. Analysis, 8.1 % Ni, 73.9 ppm.Ga, 269 ppm.Ge, 2.2 ppm.Ir. Comanche....................................31'54' N., 98'30' W. Comanche County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1956, or 1957 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H). A mass of about 2kg was found . Commodore...................................31'12' S., 138'18' E. Parachilna, South Australia Found 1972 May 17 Stone Ordinary Chondrite (H6) Two weathered stones totalling 304grams were found on the Motpena cattle station, 12 km NW of Commodore railway station. Concho......................................32'0' N., 101'30' W. Glasscock County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1939, recognized in this year Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6), One much weathered stone of 93.5kg. Conquista...................................19'51' S., 47'33' W. Corrego do Lageado, Conquista, Minas Gerais, Brazil Fell 1965, December, 0600 hrs, early in the month Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4). The fall was acrompanied by a loud noise: many fragments were said to have been distributed around the impact site but only a single mass of 20.35kg appears to have been preserved. Analysis, 25.83 % total iron. Constantinople..............................41'3' N., 28'55' E. Istanbul, Turkey Fell 1805, June Doubtful. Stone. Achondrite, Ca-rich. Eucrite (AEUC). Several stones are said to have fallen on the shambles in Constantinople. The fragment of 6g acquired by the Vienna in 1832 probably belongs to stannern . Cook 001...................................30'20'S., 130'32'E. Nullabor, South Australia Found 1989 Stone , Ordinay chondrite (H3) Found 33 stones with a total weight of 5195g . Cook 002....................................30'15'S., 130'40'E. Nullabor, South Australia Found 1989 Stone, Ordinary chondrite (L4) One stone weighing 61g was found. Cook 003....................................30'19.1 S, 129'3.8' E Nullabor, South Australia Found 1986 Stone Carbonaceous chondrite (CK4) One mass of 1536.9 g was found. Analysis , contains magnetite, plagioclas An 29.2 , 0.52 % Ni in olivine. Main mass are at Western Australia Museum. Cook 004....................................30'42.10'S, 130'27.37'E Nullabor, South Australia Found 1991 June Stone , ordinary chondrite (H4) A fragment of 149 g was found. It shows some patches of fusion curst. Metal mostly oxidezed by weathering. Main mass Swiss Meteorite Laboratory. Cook 005....................................30'14.90'S, 130'32.45'E Nullabor, South Australia Found 1990 April Stone, ordinary chondrite (L/LL?)3) A stone of 97 g without fusion crust was found on red, sandy soil. Fresh glass in some of the chondrules, metal and triolitepartly oxidized by weathering. Information and main mass Swiss Meteorite Laboratory. Cook 006....................................30'30.41'S, 130'24.24'E Nullabor,Sout Australia, Australia Found 1991 July Ordinary chondrite (L4) A stone of 41.8g was found . Cook 007 H4 Cook 009 H4 Cook 010 H5 Cook 011 L3-5 Cookville...................................36'10' N., 85'31' W. Putman County, Tennessee, U.S.A. Found 1913, about Iron. Octahedrite, coarse (IA). A mass of about 5lb was found. Analysis, 6.4 %Ni, 91.4 ppm.Ga, 395 ppm.Ge, .1 ppm. Ir. Coolac......................................34'58' S., 148'7'30' E. County Harden, New South Wales, Australia Found 1874 Iron. Octahedrite, coarse (2.lmm) (IA). A mass of 19.28kg was found 3 miles W. of Coolac, and was used for many years as a fire stop. Analysis, 7.4 %Ni, 91.5 ppm.Ga, 423 ppm.Ge, 2.4 ppm.Ir, Description, properties unaffected by heating, except hardness of kamacite, 5I0g Sydney, Austr. Mus., main mass missing ? Coolamon....................................34'49' S., 147'8' E. New South Wales, Australia Found 1921, between 1920 and 1922 Stone. Ohvine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). A complete stone of 393g was found by G. Eisenhauer while ploughing in his property "Bonnie Doon" . Coolidge....................................38'2' N., 101'59' W. Hamilton County, Kansas, U.S.A. Found 1937 Stone. Carbonaceous chondrite, type IV (C4). One mass of 4.5kg was found "at 36'47'N., 102'W." Analysis, 23.68 % total iron. Coomandook..................................35'25' S., 139'45' E. South Australia, Australia Found 1939 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6). One mass (Coomandook 1) of 1.1kg was found in 1939, 8 miles due E. of Coomandook. A second mass (Coomandook II, or Ki-Ki) of 4.18kg was found in January 1967 4.75 miles NE. of Ki-Ki, and less than 10 miles from the original discovery. Analysis, 24.82 % total iron. Coonana.....................................29'51' S., 140'42' E South Australia, Australia Found 1962 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondritc (H4). A single mass of 6.8kg was found 5.5km west of Coonana Bore. Analysis, 24.87 % total iron . Coon Butte..................................35'0' N., 111'0' W. Coconino County, Arizona, U.S.A. Found 1905 stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6) brecciated. A stone of 2.75kg was found about a mile W. of Coon Butte . Coopertown..................................36'26' N., 87'0' W. Robertson County, Tennessee, U.S.A. Found 1860, known in this year Iron. Octahedrite, coarse (1.5mm) (IIIE). A mass of 37lb was sent to J.L. Smith in 1860 and analysed by him, 9.12 %Ni. New analysis, 8.47 %Ni, 17.0 ppm.Ga, 34.9 ppm.Ge, 0.51 ppm.Ir. Description, swollen kamacite lamellae, epsilon structure . Coorara.....................................30'27' S., 126'6' E. Nullarbor Plain, Western Australia, Australia Found 1966 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). A broken, weathered mass of 92.4g was found about 0.4 miles S. of the Dingo Pup Donga recovery site . Small fragments, together weighing 24.3g., were found about 0.2 miles NW. of the Dingo Pup Donga site, Coorara contains veinlets with ringwowite and majorite . Cope........................................39'40' N., 102'50' W. Washington County, Colorado, U.S.A. Found 1934, recognized 1937 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5). Eleven stones, totalling 12kg were found in sect.26, township 5, range 49, in Washington County, and sect.35, township 5 range 49, in Kit Carson County. Cope (b)........................................39'41' N., 102'50.7' W. Washington County, Colorado, U.S.A. Found 1967, Stone. Chondrite Ordinary (H5). Apx. recovered weight 817g Copiapo.....................................27'18' S., 70'24' W. Atacama, Chile Found 1863 Iron. Octahedrite, coarse (1.5mm)(IA) with silicate inclusions Numerous masses were brought to Copiapo since 1863; some, owing to interchange of labels by G. Daubr6e, have been supposed to come from the Sierra de Deesa. Analysis of metal, 7.01 %Ni, 69.8 ppm. Ga , 252 ppm.Ge, 2.5 ppm.Ir. About 23kg are known in collections and G. Daubree had a mass of 7kg. Copinsay....................................58'54' N., 2'41' W. Orkney, Scotland Fell 1676 Doubtful. Stone. One stone fell into a boat, but the evidence is not conclusive. Cormeilles..................................48'59' N., 2'13' E Val d'Oise, France Pseudometeorite.. Fragments of limonite-coated metal, found in 1944 in the Lambert quarry on the surface of limestone and immediately below a bed of Oligocene marl, are described as possibly meteoritic. Analysis shows only 0.01% Ni and some 3.5% C, and their meteoritic origin seems very improbable. Coronel Arnold.............................33'4' S., 61'0' W San Lorenzo, Santa Fe, Argentina Found 1962, known in this year Stone. Olivine,hypersthene choiidrite (L). A 450g mass is listed. Corowa......................................36'0' S., 146'22' E. New South Wales, Australia Found 1964, before this year Iron. Octahedrite, plessitic, chemically anomalous (IIF). A mass of 25lb was found. Analysis, 13.13 % Ni, 10.1 ppm.Ga, 159 ppm.Ge, 0.77 ppm.Ir. Correo......................................34'57' N., 107'10' W. Valencia County, New Mexico, U.S.A. Found 1979, July, or August Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4). About 35 fragments, totalling about 700g were found . Corrizatillo................................26'2' S., 70'20' W. Copiapo, Atacama, Chile Found 1884, known in this year Iron. Octahedrite, coarse (1.9mm) (IIICD). A mass of 1328g was sent to Oslo Univ. from Chile by L. Sundt. It was provisionally referred to Copiapo, The reputed place of find is possibly Carrizalillo 28'10'S., 69'46'W., but almost certainly Carrizalillo, 26'2'S., 70'20'W. This is the meteorite in which Pt metals were sought. Analysis, 6.4 %Ni, 81.2 ppm.Ga, 328 ppm.Ge, 1.1 ppm.Ir . Cortez......................................37'21' N., 108'41' W. Montezuma County, Colorado, U.S.A. Found 1940 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6), veined. A mass of 715.6g was found . Cosby's Creek...............................35'47' N., 83'15' W. Cocke County, Tennessee, U.S.A. Found 1837, known before this year Iron. Octahedrite, coarse (2.5mm) (IA). Two masses, one said to have weighed 2000lb and the other 112lb, were known before 1837,. The larger mass was forged into various articles. Analysis, 6.57 %Ni, 91-5 ppm Cya, 431 ppm Cie, 2-9 ppm.Ir . Cosina......................................21'10' N., 100'52' W Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Mexico Fell 1844, January, I 100 hrs Stone. Olivinc-bronzite chondrite (H5). A stone of about 1.2kg was seen to fall, after detonations and appearance of a fireball. Cosmo Newberry..............................27'57' S., 122'53' E Western Australia, Australia Found 1980 Iron. Hexahedrite (IIA). A single mass of 2156g was found 4 km north of Cosmo Newberry homestead. Analysis 5.64 %Ni, 62 ppm.Ga, 190 ppm.Ge, 19 ppm.Ir . Costilla Peak...............................36'50' N., 105'14' W. Taos County, New Mexico, U.S.A. Found 1881 Iron. Octahedrite, medium (1.0mm) (IIIA). A mass of about 35.5kg was found. Analysis, 7.49 % Ni, 18.7 ppm.Ga, 33.6 ppm.Ge, 14 ppm.Ir . Cotesfield..................................41'22' N., 98'38' W. Howard County, Nebraska, U.S.A. Found 1928 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). An oxidised stone of 1160g was found at Cotesfield. Cotopaxi ...................................38° 27.89' N, 105° 42.09' W Femont County, Colorado, USA Found 10/08/2000 Iron (Ungrouped, IAB complex) Richard and Sharon Walker found a single mass of 243g while prospecting for gold samples on a forested hillside with a metal detector. The meteorite was buried about 20cm deep in soil under a small tree and the mass was intergrown with the tree roots. Classification and analysis (J. Wasson, UCLA): Metal composition determined by INAA is: Ni = 9.8%, Co = 0.50%, Ga = 48 µm/g, As = 17µ g/g, Ir = 1.4 µg/g, Au = 1.7µg/g. The composition is unique compared to all other known meteorites. Cotopaxi is an ungrouped member of the IAB complex. Type specimens: 21.43g, UCLA; 20.33g, Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Main mass (190g): Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Cottonwood..................................34'50' N., 112'1' W. Yavapai County, Arizona, U.S.A. Found 1955 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5). A mass of about 800g was found . Covert......................................39'12' N., 98'47' W. Osborne County, Kansas, U.S.A. Found 1896, before this year Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5), veined. One stone, known before 1896, was recognised as a meteorite in 1929, and search between 1929 and 1931 yielded nine more stones, total weight 37kg, the largest being of 13kg, all weathered. Cowell......................................33'18' S., 136'1' E. South Australia, Australia Found 1932 Iron. Octahedrite, medium (1.2mm) (IIIA). A mass of 5.72kg was found about 90 miles NW. of the town of Cowell and close to the location of the Kyancutta mass. Analysis, 8.2 %Ni, 21 ppm.Ga, 38 ppm.Ge,This mass almost certainly should be assigned to the Kyancutta fall . Cowra.......................................33'51' S., 148'41' E. County Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia Found 1888 Iron. Octahedrite, plessitic (IRANOM). A mass of 12.25lb was found ot the top of Battery Mountain. Analysis, chemically anomalous, 12.94 %Ni, 73.5 ppm.Ga, 12.3 ppm.Ge, 14 ppm.Ir. Description, large skeletal schreibersite crystals . Coyote Mountains ...........................31'35' N., 111'30W. Pima County, Arizona , USA Find 1998, January 8 Stone Chondrite Ordinary (H5) W2 Apx recovered weight 23.04g A 24g chondrite was found by Robert Cook while he was hiking up a desert wash. Crab Hole...................................30'24' S., 127'26' E Donga, Western Australia, Australia Found 1980, in the spring Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). Somewhat weathered material. Total weight recovered not reported. Crab Orchard................................35'50' N., 84'55' W Rockwood Cumberland County, Tennessee, U.S.A. Found 1887 Stony-iron. Mesosideiite (MES). About five masses, of total weight about 107lb, the largest weighing 85lb, were found 8.5 miles W. of Rockwood furnace. Analysis of metal, 7.02 %Ni, 13.3 ppm.Ga, 49.5 ppm.Ge, 2.9 ppm.Ir . Cranberry Plains............................37'14' N., 80'44' W. Poplar Hill, Giles County, Virginia, U.S.A. Found 1852 Iron, Octahedrite, fine (0.4mm) (IVA?). Little or nothing is known of its history . Cranbourne...................................38'6' S., 145'18' E. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Found 1854 Iron. Octahedrite, coarse (2.2mm) (IA). Two large masses, the Bruce mass of 3.5 tons (no.1) and the Abel mass of about 1.5 tons (no.2), were found nearly four miles apart, The mass of 1.5 tons said to have been found at Dandenong appears to be identical with the Abel mass. A mass of 165lb was found in 1876 at Beaconsfield (no.9), six miles from Cranboume. A mass of 15lb (no.3) was found between 1854 and 1869 but is now lost. Another mass, of 18 cwt. (no. I0) was found in 1886 about 5 miles SE. of Langwarrin railway station. In 1923, four more masses, of 1.25 tons, (no.4), 7 cwt (no.5), 3 cwt (no.7), and 52lb (no.8), were found and in 1928 a mass of 89lb was found 3 miles W. of Pakenharn (no.6). An eleventh mass, of 750kg, was found at Pearsedale and is now in Washington. Nothing is known of its history. The large mass of 3.5 tons was described and analysed, 7.74 %Ni, W. Flight, Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. London, 1892, 173, p.885. The Beaconsfield mass was described, with an analysis, 7.34 % Ni, E. Cohen, Sitzungsber. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 1897, 46, p.1035. Full description of Cranboume, R.H. Walcott, Mem. Nat. Mus. Melbourne, 1915 (6). Fragments found in Abel's Collection of minerals with the label "Yaffa Yaffa River - Date 1858", probably came from one of the Cranboume nmses. Langwarrin was described and analysed, 6.24 %Ni, R.H. Walcott, Mem. Nat. Mus. Melbourne, 1915 (6), p.36. The four masses found in 1923 were described, with analyses of nos. 4, 5, and 7 and a full description of four distinct varieties of schreibersite found in these masses. The rust contains 0.I% Ge, and also Cu, Zn, Ga, Pb, As, Sn, Mo, Ag, Au and Pt metals. More recent analysis, 6.80 %Ni, 85.4 ppm.Ga, 358 ppm.Ge, 1.8 ppm.Ir. Cranrills Gap...............................31'45' N., 97'45' W. Bosque County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1940, about Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H). One stone of about 6kg was found . Cranganore..................................10'12' N., 76'16' E. Trichur, Kerala, India Fell 1917, July 3, 1245 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). After detonations, some six stones fell within a radius of 3 miles at Cranganur, at the mouth of the Palliport river, 14 miles N. of Cochin. The total weight of pieces obtained was 1460g, the largest weighing 713g. Analysis, 21.49 % total iron . Cratheus....................................5'15' S., 40'30' W. Ceara, Brazil Found 1914, known in this year Iron. Octahedrite, fine (0.30mm) (IVA). A mass of 27.5kg was purchased by the Brazilian Geol. Surv. in 1914. Analysis, 7.72 %Ni, 2.19 ppm.Ga, 0.108 ppm.Ge, 2.3 ppm.Ir, cosmically reheated. Cratheus Brazil, Co-ordinates not known Found 1909? Iron. Octahedrite, plessitic (0.06mm) (IIC). No information available, distinct from Cratheus (1931), Analysis, 8.97 %Ni, 36.3 ppm.Ga, 91.4 ppm.Ge, 9.5 ppm.Ir . Credo.......................................30'22' S., 120'44' E. Western Australia, Australia Found 1967 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). One crusted stone of 10.82kg was found near Credo station, 50 miles NW. of Kalgoorlie. Crerna......................................45'21' N., 9'42' E. Cremona, Lombardy, Italy Fell 1511, September 4 Doubtful. Stone. Many stones, some of at least 100lb fell near the river Adda, but nothing has been preserved. The stones are said to have killed birds, sheep, and a man. . It has been suggested that the Crema fireball is depicted in Raphael's painting the " Madonna di Foligno", in the Vatican Art Gallery. Crescent....................................35'57' N., 97'35' W, Logan County, Oklahoma, U.S.A. Fell 1936, August 17, 1907 hrs Stone. Carbonaceous chondrite, type II (CM2). Two stones were found, 72.7g and 5.7g. Crevalcore..................................44'43' N., 11'10' E. Bologna, Emilia, Italy Fell 1596, March 1, 1700-1800 hrs Doubtful.. A shower of stones is said to have fallen, but the evidence does not appear conclusive. Cricket Mountains...........................38'54'11' N., 112'49'16' W. Millard County, Utah, USA Found 1985 May 22 Stone Olivine-Bronzite chondrite ( H6 ) A single mass of 10.6 grams was found 19 miles N of Black Rock during a meteorite search on a dry bed. Crocker's Well..............................32'l'S., 139'47' E. South Australia, Australia Found 1956 Stone. Chondrite. One fragment of 3.8g was found, 0.25 miles N. of East Crocker uranium prospect. Possibly related to Ethiudna which was found 6.5km away. Cronstad....................................27'42.' S., 27'18' E. Orange Free State, South Africa Fell 1877, November 19, 1600 hrs Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5), veined. After detonations, a shower of stones fell, the largest of about 6lb, but few were found . Analysis, 26.65 % total iron . Crosbyton...................................33'40' N., 101'16' W. Crosby County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1963, known before this year Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H). Cross Roads.................................35'38' N., 78'8' W. Boyett, Wilson County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Fell 1892, May 24, 0500 hrs Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5). A stone of about 167g was seen to fall, after detonations. Crumlin.....................................54'37' N., 6'13' W. County Antrim, Ireland Fell 1902, September 13, 1030 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L5). A stone of 9lb 5.5oz was seen to fall, after detonations. Analysis, 21.56 % total iron. Cruz del Aire...............................26'30' N., 100'0' W. Sabina Hidalgo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico Found 1911 Iron. Octahedrite, fine (0.5mm) (IRANOM). A mass of 15.2kg was found, possibly identical with Coahuila, A second mass of 7815g was found in 1930 in Cerro Chico de Santa Clara, Sabina Hidalgo. Analysis, 7,62 %Ni, Analysis, chemically anomalous, 9.00 %Ni, 38.2 ppm.Ga, 186 ppm.Ge, 5.9 ppm.Ir, Description, unusual microstructures caused by shock followed by reheating . Cuba........................................22' N., 80' W. Cuba Found 1871, described in this year Iron. Octahedrite, medium (1.3mm) (1). A mass of about 1.5kg in the Madrid Mus. Cuddeback Dry Lake 001 Dry lake San Bernardino, CA 35º17.745' 117º28.008' 32.50 10/16/1999 1 L6 S4 W2 25.4 ± .3 . Verish 6.5 LA13 Cuddeback Dry Lake 002 Dry lake San Bernardino, CA 35º16.53' 117º28.7' 95.00 3/18/2000 1 L6 S2 W4 25.1 ± 0.4 . Randy Duncan 20 LA13 Cuddeback Dry Lake 003 Dry lake San Bernardino, CA 35º17.51' 117º28.24' 7.50 3/18/2000 1 L6 S3 W3 25.2 . Verish 1.5 LA13 Cuddeback Dry Lake 004 Dry lake San Bernardino, CA 35º18.14' 117º27.61' 40.00 3/18/2000 1 H6 S2 W3 19.2 . Verish 8 LA13 Cuddeback Dry Lake 005 Dry lake San Bernardino, CA 35º18.739' 117º27.189' 35.00 3/25/2000 1 H5 S2 W4 18.7 ± 0.6 . Verish 7 LA13 Cuddeback Dry Lake 006 Dry lake San Bernardino, CA 35º18.736' 117º27.18' 0.50 3/25/2000 1 H6 S3 W4 18.9 ± 0.4 . Verish 0.3 LA13 Cuddeback Dry Lake 007 Dry lake San Bernardino, CA 35º18.684' 117º27.205' 96.70 3/25/2000 1 L4 S2 W5 25.3 . Verish 19.4 LA13 Cuddeback Dry Lake 008 Dry lake San Bernardino, CA 35º17' 117º29' 18.02 4/9/2000 1 L6 S2 W3 24.9 ± 0.1 . Nick Gessler 7.15 LA12 Cuddeback Dry Lake 009 Dry lake San Bernardino, CA 35º19.1' 117º28' 19.00 5/5/2000 1 H5 S2 W5 18.6 ± 0.2 . Verish 3.8 LA13 Cuddeback Dry Lake 010 Dry lake San Bernardino, CA 35º18.672' 117º27.279' 10.50 10/29/2000 1 L5 S2 W4 25.1 ± 0.4 . Rob Matson 1.57 LA7 Cuddeback Dry Lake 011 Dry lake San Bernardino, CA 35º16.548' 117º28.726' 10.69 10/29/2000 1 L6 S3 W3 25.3 . Rob Matson 3.12 LA7 Cuero.......................................29'1' N., 97'17' W. De Witt County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1936, May 16 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5), veined. One mass of 46.5kg was found 4-5ft down on Chisholm Creek, 3 miles S. of Cuero, The mass is dark green, and contains much water and ferric iron, suggesting the presence of serpentinous weathering products. Culbertson..................................40'14' N., 100'50' W. Hitchcock County, Nebraska, U.S.A. Found 1913 chondrite (H4). A stone of 13lb was turned up while planting corn . Cullison....................................37'37' N., 98'55' W. Pratt County, Kansas, U.S.A. Found 1911 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4), brecciated. A stone of about I0kg was found in 1911 but is said to have fallen 22 December 1902 . Cumberland Falls............................36'50' N., 84'21'W Whitley County, Kentucky, U.S.A. Fell 1919, April 9, 1200 hrs Stone. Achondrite, Ca-poor. Aubrite (AUB). Several stones fell, the largest, which broke into fragments, estimated to weigh 31lb, after the appearance of a fireball and detonations. Contains a unique type of chondritic inclusion. Analysis of an inclusion, 19.5 % total iron, These inclusions of forsterite chondrite material may be related to Kakangari , Cumpas......................................30'0' N., 109'40' W. Sonora, Mexico Found 1903 Iron. Octahedrite, mcdium (1.2mm) (IIIA). A mass of 63lb was found 25 miles E. of Cumpas. Analysis, 7.94 %Ni, 21.0 ppm.Ga, 42.8 ppm.Ge, 2.7 ppm.Ir. Cushing....................................35'58' N., 96'46' W. Payne County, Oklahoma, U.S.A. Found 1932, in the spring Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4). One stone of 567g was found in SE. 1/4, section 14, township 18, range 5 east. Cynthiana...................................38'24' N., 84'15' W. Harrison County, Kentucky, U.S.A. Fell 1877, January 23, 1600 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L4). After the appearance of a fireball and detonations, a stone of about 6kg fell nine miles from Cynthiana. Analysis, 19.2 % total iron. Czestochowa Rakow 1.........................50'48' N., 19'7' E. Katowice (Stalinogrod), Poland Found Iron. Octahedrite, finest to nickel-rich ataxite. A bracelet, bracelet no. 3, found in a grave dated at 700-500 B.C., is composed of meteoritic iron. It is oval, about 73X61mm, and 6.3mm thick. Analysis, 18.25 %Ni, 0.05 % C, 0.05 %Cu, 0.052 %P . Czestochowa Rakow II.........................50'48' N., 19'7' E. Katowice (Stalinogrod), Poland Found Iron. Octahedrite, finest to nickel-rich ataxite. Another bracelet (bracelet no. 4) found in a grave dated at 700-500 B.C. is composed of meteoritic iron, it is oval, 70 X 50mm and 4.5mm thick. Analysis, 12.47 %Ni, 0.05 % C, 0.05 %Cu, 0.052 %P .