E's..ARN's History of Meteorites © 1996,2006 Astronomical Research Network Eads........................................38'28.2' N., 102'49.6' W. Kiowa County, Colorado USA Found 1975 Ordinary chondrite (H4) A 4.86kg stone was found in a corn field. Two additional stones were found the one pictured here ia about 8 pounds . Shock stage S3 weathering W3. Main mass Allen Shaw , Edwardsville , Kansas
Eagle.......................................40'46'54' N, 96'28'18' W Cass County , Nebraska USA Found 1947 in the Spring Stone. Enstatite chondrite (EL6) A single mass weighing 24 lbs was recovered from a Ploughed field. The stone was cut in 1984 and a total of 9.46 kg is now preserved. The stone may have fallen in october, 1946 when a bright meteor was seen in the area. Eagle Station...............................38'37' N., 84'58' W. Carroll County, Kentucky, U.S.A. Found 1880 Stony-iron. Pallasite (PAL). A mass of about 80lb was found about 0.75 miles from Eagle Station. Analysis of metal, 15.37 %Ni, 4.54 ppm.Ga, 75.3 ppm.Ge, 10 ppm. Ir. Eagles Nest Central Australia Found Summer 1960 Stone Olivine Achondrite (Brachinite) A stone of 154 g was found by a prospector "next to an eagle's nest " in Central Australia. It is an oriented meteotite with a complete fusion crust. Although there are mineralogical differences it is possible that it is another stone of Brachina which was found in Central Australia. The main mass was with Robert Haag . East Norton.................................52'33' N., 0'50' W. Leicestershire, England Fell 1803, July 4 Doubtful.. A large stone is said to have fallen and done much damage, but the evidence is not conclusive. Eaton.......................................40'31' N., 104'41' W. Weld County, Colorado, U.S.A. Fell 1931, May 10, 1715 hrs Pseudometeorite.. A copper nugget weighing 29.457g is reported to have been observed to fall. This copper ,meteorite' is discredited, It contains 33% Zn, small Pb inclusions and less than 0.1% Ni. It is similar to yellow brass, and distinct from native terrestrial copper and meteoritic copper, the latter having 0.4% to 2.4% Ni. Edjudina....................................29'35'11' S., 122'10'54' E. Edjudina Station, Leonora District, Western Australia, Australia Found 1969 Stone. OHvine-bronzite chondrite (H4). One crusted mass of 4.48kg was found by the Geological Survey of Western Australia at Edjudina station, about 80 miles N. of Kalgoorlie . Edmond.....................................39'46' N., 99'55'W. Norton County , Kansas, USA Find 1983, August Stone Chondrite Ordinary (H6) Apx recovered weight 4 Kg. A 4 Kg stone was found by Mr. Leo Moody while ploughing his farm. Edmonson (a)...............................34'17' N., 101'50' W. Hale County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1955, recognized 1965 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). One fractured mass of 12kg was ploughed up in a field . Edmonson (b)................................34'17' N., 101'50' W. Hale County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1981, February Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4). A mass of 14.402kg was brought to the surface by ploughing . Edmonton....................................53'35' N., 113'30' W. Alberta, Canada Found 1939, recognized in this year Iron. Hexahedrite (IIA). One mass of 7.34kg was found. Analysis, 5.37 %Ni, 60.4 ppm.Ga, 172 ppm.Ge, 33 ppm.Ir . Edmonton....................................37'2' N., 85'38' W. Metcalfe County, Kentucky, U.S.A. Found 1942 Iron. Octahedrite, fine (0.32mm) (IIICD-ANOM). A rusted mass of 10.2kg was ploughed up. Analysis, 12.7 %Ni, 25.4 ppm.Ga, 34.6 ppm.Gc, 0.55 ppm.Ir . Efremovka...................................52'30' N., 77' E. Pavlodar district, Kazakhstan SSR, USSR, Found 1962, July Stone. Carbonaceous chondrite, type III (CV3). A mass of 21kg was found, Meteor. Analysis, 25.98 % total iron . Egvekinot...................................66'48' N., 178'12' E. Egvekinot, Chukotka, Magadan, USSR, Found 1970, July Iron. Octahedrite, fine (0.2mm) (IIE). Fragments, totalling 8-10kg, were found in alluvium in a stream valley. Two fragments, of 2275g and 1260g, were received by the Committee on Meteorites of the Academy of Sciences, Moscow in 1975. Analysis, 13.3 %Ni, 19 ppm.Ga, 70 ppm.Ge, 0.05 ppm.Ir . Ehole......................................17'18' S., 15'50' E. Cunene, Angola Fell 1961, August 31, 1645 hrs, approx. time Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5). Two masses fell at Ehole, near the village of Namacunda. One mass of 2.4kg was sent to tne Smithsonian Astrophysical observatory, and 1.53kg from this mass was transferred to the U.S. National Museum. Analysis, 27.35 % total iron. Eichsteadt..................................48'54' N., 11'13' E. Middle Franconia, Bayern, Germany Fell 1785, February 19, 1215 hrs Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5). A stone of about 3kg was seen to fall, after detonations, in the district of Wittmess, 5 miles from Eichstiidt. The specimens previously in Miinich and Budapest have been destroyed. Ekeby.......................................56'2' N., 13'0' E. Skane, Sweden Fell 1939, April 5, 0612 hrs, U.T. Stone. Olivinc-bronzitc chondrite (H4). After three detonations, a stone of 33I0g fell , a fragment of 26g fell eight metres away. Ekh Khera...................................28'16' N., 78'47' E. Bisauli tahsil, Budaun district, Uttar Pradesh, India Fell 1916, April 5, 0230 hrs Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H), veined. After detonations and the appearance of a fireball on April 5 a stone of about Mg was found on April 21 . El Atchane..................................012 30°07.596' N, 4°43.064' E Algeria Found 2002 December 23 Enstatite chondrite (EL6) Two stones, totaling 331 g, were found by A. Goueslain and J. L. Parodi while searching for meteorites. The outer part is very oxidized, with neither metal nor sulfide left, but the interior is little altered. Classification and mineralogy (M. Bourot-Denise, MNHNP): rare chondrule relics, metal and sulfide are heterogeneously distributed, probably due to shock effects. Enstatite, Fs0.6 Wo1.7. Kamacite contains 0.9 wt% Si. Graphite rosettes and oldhamite needles are common in metal. The most abundant sulfides are troilite (1.4 wt% Cr, 0.6 wt% Ti), then alabandite; troilite contains abundant daubréelite in cleavages. Shocked, weathering grade W2. Specimens: type specimen 21.4 g, MNHNP; main mass with finders. Elba........................................39'50' N., 103'13' W. Washington County, Colorado, U.S.A. Found 1966, recognized 1967 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5). One half of an oriented individual was ploughed up. It weighed 4.174kg . Elbert ......................................39°14.8' N, 104°35.29' W Elbert County, Colorado, USA Fell 1998 January 11 Ordinary chondrite (LL6) A fireball was observed over Elbert County and reported in several local newspapers. A single 680.5 g stone was found in a field on 2000 March 4, by Dustin Riffel, a five year-old boy, while walking with his mother on their family property. Classification (A. Rubin, UCLA): Olivine, Fa30.5±0.44, shock stage S2, weathering grade W0. Specimens: type specimen, 19 g, UCLA; main mass with Riffel family. El Blida 001-002 Elbogen.....................................50'11' N., 12'44' E Zapadocesky, Czechoslovakia Fell 1400, recognized 1811 or 1812 Iron. Octahedrite, medium (0.75mm) (IID). A mass of about 107kg was preserved for centuries at the Rathhaus of Elbogen and was known as 'the bewitched burgrave'; mentioned in 1785. Recognized as meteoritic, Part, if not all, of the mass has been artificially heated and some forged . Analysis, 10.2 %Ni, 74.5 ppm.Ga, 87 ppm.Ge, 14 ppm.Ir . El Burro....................................29'20' N., 101'50' Coahuila, Mexico Found 1939 Iron. Octahedrite, coarsest (10mm) (IIB). A 79lb mass was found near El Burro hills. A mass that was in H.H. Nininger's collection said to come from 'El Burro, Val Verde County, Texas'. It is clearly part of this fall. The El Burro range is just across the Rio Grande from Val erde County. Analysis, 5.9 %Ni, 58.1 ppm.Ga, 167 ppm.Ge, 0.059 ppm.Ir . El Capitan..................................33'30' N., 105'30' W. Lincoln County, New Mexico, U.S.A. Found 1893 Iron. Octahedrite, medium (1.1mm) (IIIB). A mass of about 27.5kg was found in 1893, and may have fallen in July 1882, as a fireball was seen to fall behind the El CapitanRange. Analysis, 8.56 %Ni, 21.5 ppm.Ga, 45.1 ppm.Ge, 0. 11 ppm.Ir. The main mass was in the Howell collection in 1895. Heavily corroded, not a recent fall . El Carmen...................................26'52' N., 105'14' W. El Carmen, Chihuahua, Mexico Found 1987 Stone Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6) A single mass of 629 g was found 2 km NW of El Carmen during a search for meteorites within the Allende strewnfield . El Chiflon..................................29'26' S., 66'50' W. La Rioja, Argentina Found Iron?. Hexahedrite?. Listed, without details . El Djouf 001................................23'26'N., 1'25'W. Tanzerouft , Adrar , Algeria Find 1989, Octomber Stone Chondrite , Carbonaceous (CR2) W2, S3 Apx. recovered weight 1250 g Acfer 059 Elenovka....................................47'50' N., 37'40' E. Donetsk region, Ukraine, USSR, Fell 1951, October 17, 1630 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L5). Eight stones and fragments fell near Elenovka railway station, and 54.64kg were collected . El Faiyum...................................29'17'N, 30'51'E Egypt Found 1993 Ordinary chondrite (H5) One piece of 73.5g was found on sandy soil. Main mass Swiss Meteorite Lab. Elga........................................64'42' N., 141'12' E. Yakutia, Federated SSR, USSR, Found 1959, August 28 Iron. Octahedrite with silicate inclusions (IIE). One mass of 28.8kg was found. Analysis, 7.98 %Ni, 24.1 ppm,Ga, 72.4 ppm.Ge, 4 ppm.Ir .
El Golea....................................30'01' N, 2'59' E Algeria Found 1990 Ordinary chondrite (L6) Two fragments totalling 823 g were found. Contains shock veins. El Gouanem.................................... 30º6' N, 6º51' W Morocco Found 2000 April Achondrite (ureilite) A 2100 g stone was found by a person prospecting for meteorites. Mineralogy and classification (J. Barrat, UAng; P. Gillet, ENSL): has typical ureilitic texture and fabric; olivine cores, Fo76.77; graphite and diamond were observed by Raman spectrometry. Specimens: 22 g plus thin section, ENSL; main mass with anonymous finder. Fengzhen, classification The Fengzhen iron from China has been classified as group IIIAB by R. Bartoschewitz (Bart) and B. Spettel (MPI): bulk metal composition, Ni = 7.5 wt%, Cu = 117 ppm, Ga = 44 ppm, Ir = 0.61 ppm, Au = 0.79 ppm. Based on compositional data and similar find locations, it seems likely that Fengzhen is paired with the Liangcheng IIIAB iron. El Hammami..................................23'17' N., 10'49' W. Tiris Zemmour, Mauritania Found 1997 Ordinary chondrite (H5) In January 1997 , an unknown mass of material , possibly broken apart from a single large stone, was sold to meteorite collectors by Nomads near the town of Mhamid , Moroco; The nomads claim that this meteorite was found to the south , in Algeria , in the direction of a fireball seen in January 1995. Elida.......................................33'47' N., 103'34'36' W. Roosevelt County, New Mexico, U.S.A. Found 1968 Stone. Chondrite. Three Elida meteorites are listed; Elida (a) of 936.8g, Elida (b) of 537.8g (found at 33'55'N., 103'31'6'W.) and Elida (c) of 385.5g (found at 33'47'24'N., 103'33'48'W.). Elida (c) is an H5 chondrite. El Idrissia .................................34°25' N, 2°75' E Djelfa, Algeria Fell 1989 March 10 Ordinary chondrite (L6) After a sonic boom was heard, three pieces of a meteorite were recovered by the police and Bounatiro Lout (an astrophysicist at CRAAG). The total known mass is ~10 kg with each of the pieces weighing between 2 and 4 kg. The meteorite fell near the village of El Idrissia on the desert platform with the nearest town being Ain Lahdjar. Classification and mineralogy (Mounia Messaoudi, IST- A160 Russell et al. USTHB; M. Bourot-Denise, MNHNP, B. Devouard, OPGC): olivine, Fa25.3, and pyroxene, Fs18.8, S2 and W1. Specimens: type specimen, 150 g, IST-USTHB and 2 kg, CRAAG; main mass, unknown. Eli Elwah...................................34'30' S., 144'43' E. Hay, New South Wales, Australia Found 1888 Stone. Olivinc-hypersthenc chondrite (L6). A mass of about 33.5lb was found 15 miles W. of Hay . Elkhart.....................................37'1' N., 101'53' W. Morton County, Kansas, U.S.A. Found 1936 Stone. Ofivine-bronzite chondrite (H5). A mass of 573g was found . Ella Island.................................72'53' N., 25'7' W. Solitairebught, Greenland Found 1971 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). A stone of about 3kg was found on a glacial surfalet NW. of Ella Island station, north Greenland. A 715g fragment from the mass was donated to the Department of Geology, Univ. of Iowa. A second stone, .5kg, was found in 1975. Ellemeet....................................51'45' N., 4' E. Isle of Schouwen, Zeeland, Holland Fell 1925, August 28, 1130 hrs Stone. Achondrite, Ca-poor. Diogenite (ADIO). After the appearance of a fireball and detonation, at least two stones fell, one of 970g and the other of 500g. The 500g stone was left where it fell and in 1927 had decomposed to a powdery mass. Ellerslie...................................28'54' S., 146'46' E. Tego, Maranoa, Queensland, Australia Found 1905, known in this year Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L5). One stone of 22.5lb was found about 80 miles N. of Bourke, New South Wales, just across the Queensland border. Ellicott....................................38'48'28' N., 104'34'10' W. El Paso County, Colorado, U.S.A. Found 1960, between 1960 and 1964, recognized 1973 Iron. Octahedrite, medium (0.78mm) (IA). Two masses of about 19lb and 15.5lb, (totalling 15.7kg), were found in a dry creek bed, Distinct from Franceville . Analysis, 8.0 %Ni, 57 ppm.Ga, 252 ppm.Ge, 3.4 ppm. Ir. Ellis County................................38'47' N., 99'20' W. Kansas, U.S.A. Found 1948, or 1949 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6). A single mass of 4.692kg was ploughed up about 6.5 miles south of Hays, Ellis County. Ellisras....................................23'50' S., 27'55' E. Near Ellisras village, Transvaal, South Africa Found 1970, approx., recognized 1981 Iron. Octahodrite, mcdium. A single mass of 2.066kg was found on Ventershoek 579 LQ farm, about 27 km SE. of Ellisras village. A similar but larger specimen was reported to have been found in the same area two years earlier but its present whereabouts are not known. El Marplatense..............................37'59' S., 57'38' W. Buenos Aires province, Argentina Pseudometeorite.. A mass reported to have fallen on a garage roof on November 16, 1947 is a sedimentary rock. Elm Creek...................................38'30' N., 96'12' W. Admire, Lyon County, Kansas, U.S.A. Found 1906 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4). A mass of 7kg was ploughed up 3 miles NNE. of Admire, K.S. The analysis shows no alkalies and is doubtful. El Mirage...................................33'41' N., 112'16' W. Maricopa County, Arizona, U.S.A. Found 1972 Iron. Hexahedrite (IIA). A mass of iron, 598g, was found in the desert at approximately Sect. 16, township 4N, range IE. Analysis, 5.63 %Ni, 57.7 ppm.Ga, 185 ppm.Ge, 6.1 ppm. Ir. El Mirage Dry Lake 001 ......................34º39.26' 117º35.783' Dry lake San Bernardino, CA 10/14/2000 . H5 S3 W2 18.6 ± 0.3 . Paul Harris 0.3 LA15 El Mirage Dry Lake 002 ......................34º38.8' 117º34.865' Dry Lake San Bernardino, CA 3/17/2001 . H4 S1 W4 18.4 ± 0.4 . Anonymous 3 LA13 El Paso.....................................31'47' N., 106'14' W. El Paso County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1950 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite, amphoterite (LL4). A single stone of 276g was found on the surface among sand dunes about 40km E. of El Paso. The composition of the olivine is consistent with classification as an amphoterite. El Perdido.................................38'41' S., 61'6' W. between Irene and Dorrego, Bahia Blanca, Argentina Found 1905 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5). A stone of about 30.25kg was ploughed up. Has been considered identical with Indio Rico . El Pozo.....................................26º56'N 105º24'W Chihuahua, Mexico Found 1998 summer Ordinary chondrite (L5) Two pieces totaling 460 g were found by Sr. Manuel Flores Navarro while he was plowing. Classification and mineralogy (G. Sánchez-Rubio and A. M. Reyes-Salas, CU): olivine, Fa23.6; pyroxene, Fs22.2. Specimens:location of main mass unknown; type specimen, CU. El Qoseir...................................26'17' N., 34'15' E. Egypt Found 1921 Iron. Ataxite, Ni-rich (IRANOM). A mass of 2405g was picked up 15km S. of Qoseir on the Red Sea coast. Chemically anomalous, analysis, 13.19 %Ni, 6.15 ppm.Ga, 11.7 ppm.Ge, 5.5 ppm.Ir . El-Quss Abu Said............................27º18.85'N 27º57.88'E Al Wadi al Jadid, Egypt Found 1999 August 24 Carbonaceous chondrite (CM2) Two stones that fit together, total mass 53.1 g, were found in the desert by a person hunting for meteorites. Classification and analysis (J. Otto and A. Ruh, Frei): olivine, Fa9.4, range Fa0.3-56; pyroxene, Fs1.5Wo1.6 range Fs0.5-10.4; shock stage, S1; weathering grade, W0; Specimens: main mass with anonymous finder; type specimen,Frei. Elqui Unknown location in Chile Recognized before 1990 Iron, hexahedrite (IIAB) A 260g iron was found in the mineral collection of Antonio Alphonso when this was purchased. Analysis 5.96% Ni. El Rancho Grande............................37' N., 105' W. Colfax County, New Mexico, U.S.A. Found 1954 Stony-iron. Pallasite (PAL). A 7.9g is in the Albuquerque, Univ. of New Mexico. El Sampal...................................44'32' S., 70'22' W. Nueva Lubuka, Chubut, Argentina Found 1973 Iron. Octahedrite, medium (0.95mm) (IIIA). An individual of 142kg was found, partly buried in soil, about 20km E. of the town of Nueva Lubuka. Analysis, 8.9 %Ni, 0.48 %Co, 0.28 %P. El Simbolar.................................30'38' S., 64'53' W. Cruz del Eje, Cordoba, Argentina Found 1938 Iron. Octahedrite, coarse. A mass of 40kg was found. Analysis, 6.29 %Ni . Elsinora....................................29'27' S., 143'36' E. Delalah County, New South Wales, Australia Found 1922 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5), veined. A stone of about 12 X 6 inches was found on Elsinora station; two fragments, totalling 1797g have been preserved. Eltanin.....................................57'00' S., 89'29' W. SE Pacific Ocean Found September 1981 Stony iron. Probably a mesosiderite More than 25 small basaltic fragments with a total mass of about 100 mg were found in Ir rich sediments associated with impact melt in two USNS Eltanin deep sea sediment piston cores. El Tigre ...................................19°58'2" N, 103°3'6" W Jalisco, Mexico Fell 1993 December 23 Ordinary chondrite (L6) Three stones, weighing ~5 kg, fell near the village of El Tigre. A fireball was witnessed in Puerto Vallarta and along a line in an east- southeast direction. Three stones were recovered several days later in a farmer's field. One stone (328 g) was purchased by a collector in 1994, location of the other two stones is unknown. Classification and mineralogy (T. Bunch and J. Wittke, NAU): olivine, Fa24.6; plagioclase, An12. Shock stage, S2; weathering grade, W0. Specimens: type specimen, 19.2 g and one thin section at NAU; remainder of this stone with anonymous collector. El Timbu....................................33'7' S., 60'58' W. San Lorenzo department, Santa Fe, Argentina Found 1942 Iron. A mass of approximately 500kg was found. Elton.......................................33'43' N., 100'50' W. Dickens County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1936, approx., recognized 1938 Iron. Anomalous (IRANOM). A mass of 1.9kg was found. Analysis, 6.97 %Ni, 46.3 ppm.Ga, 165 ppm.Ge, 0.053 ppm. Ir. Elyria.....................................38'16'48' N., 97'21'54' W. McPherson County, Kansas, U.S.A. Found 1971 Iron. Octahedrite, medium (IIIA). One mass of 10.9kg, encased in a 4-5mm layer of oxide, was ploughed up . Emery.......................................43'33'48' N., 97'35'0' W. Hanson County, South Dakota, U.S.A. Found 1962, approx., recognized 1968 Stony-iron. Mesosiderite One mass of 16.7kg was found in a pile of stones cleared from a field. It lay in a farmyard from about 1962 until 1968. Analysis of metal, 7.0 %Ni, 11.5 ppm.Ga, 47.1 ppm.Ge, 2.4 ppm. Ir. Emesa.......................................34'44' N., 36'42' E Homs, Syria Doubtful.. The sacred object at Emesa (the modem Homs) was probably meteoritic, but the evidence is not conclusive. Emmaville...................................29'28' S., 151'37' E County Gough, New South Wales, Australia Fell 1900 Stone. Achondrite, Ca-rich. Eucrite (AEUC). A stone of 127g was found . Emmitsburg..................................39'43' N., 77'18' W. Frederick County, Maryland, U.S.A. Found 1854 Iron. Octahedrite, medium (l.0mm) (IIIA). A mass of about 1lb was found, and passed into the possession of Dr. J.R. Chilton of New York, from whom S.C.H. Bailey obtained specimens. Some specimens attributed to this fall are mis-labelled . Emsland.....................................53'6' N., 7'12' E. Niedersachsen, Germany Found 1940 Iron. Octahedrite, medium (0.90mm) (IRANOM). A mass of 19kg was found near the village of Brahe on the Ems. One side shows shows natural Widmanstetter figures, evidently due to etching by soil acids. Analysis, 9.40 %Ni, 2.90 ppm.Ga, 35.0 ppm.Ge, 2.9 ppm.Ir . Enigma......................................31'20' N., 82'19' W. Berrien County, Georgia, U.S.A. Found 1967, first reported in this year Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4). Enon........................................39'52' N., 83'57' W. Clarke County, Ohio, U.S.A. Found 1883, approx., recognized 1938 Stony-iron. Mesosiderite, anomalous (MESANOM). A mass of 763g, Although it is texturally similar to the mesosiderites, the plagioclase is sodic oligoclase and not calcic bytownite, as in most mesosiderites. Enshi.......................................30'18' N., 109'30' E. Bajiao, Hubei, China Fell 1974, December 26, 1530 hrs Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5). Several stones fell, totalling over 8kg, the largest piece recovered weighing 4.5kg. Analysis, 29.84 % total iron. Ensisheim...................................47'52' N., 7'21' E. Alsace, France Fell 1492, November 16, 1130 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite, amphoteri (LL6), A stone of about 127kg fell, after detonations, and was preserved for a long time in the parish church of Ensisheim. Ephesus....................................37'57' N., 27'23' E. Turkey Doubtful.. The famous sacred object, 'Diana of the Ephesians' , may have been a meteorite, but the evidence is not conclusive. Epinal......................................48'11' N., 6'28' E. Vosges, France Fell 1822, September 13, 0700 hrs Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5). A stone of "about the size of a 6lb cannon ball" was seen to fall, after detonations, during a " thunder storm", in the parish of La Baffe, 6 miles from epinal . Erakot......................................19'2' N., 81'53'30' E. Jagdalpur tahsil, Bastar district, Madhya Pradesh, India Fell 1940, June 22, 1700 hrs Stone. Carbonaceous chondrite, type 11 (CM2). One stone of 113g was recovered. Analysis, 22.42 % total iron. Erevan......................................40'18' N., 44'30' E. Erevan, Armenian SSR, USSR, Fell 1911, or 1912 Stone. Achondrite, Ca-rich. Howardite (AHOW). A single mass weighing 107.2g was recovered soon after its fall near the town of Erevan. Ergheo.....................................1'10' N., 44'10' E. Brava, Somalia Fell 1889, July, before the full moon Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L5). A stone of about 20kg was seen to fall, but was left for five years lying in the ground. Shock-metamorphism . Erie........................................40'1'54' N., 105'3'24' W. Weld County, Colorado, U.S.A. Found 1965, July 15, approx. Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). A mass of 3.3kg was found at a site with the above coordinates, just over the border into Boulder County . Erldunda...................................25'17'47.3'S, 133'12'0.2E North Territory, Australia Found 1992 Ordinary chondrite (H5) Four fragments weighing 190g were found Main mass and information Blaine Reed . Ermendorf...................................51'18' N., 13'33' E. Grossenhain, Dresden, Germany Fell 1677, May 28, afternoon Doubtful. Stone. Many small stones are said to have fallen, blue and green, soluble in acid, and containing much copper, evidence is not conclusive. The latitude and longitude cited are those of Grossenhain Ermendorf was not located. Erofeevka...................................51'52' N., 70'21' E. North Kazahk, Kazakhstan SSR, USSR, Found 1937, may have fallen in 1925, February 8 or 9. Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4), black. A stone of 1771.9g was found. Analysis, 27.15 % total iron . Erxleben....................................52'13' N., 11'15' E. Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany Fell 1812, April 15, 1600 hrs Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6). A stone of about 2.25kg fell, after detonations, between Magdeburg and Helmstedt. Escalon.....................................27'0'N, 104'0'W Chihuahua, Mexico Found 1979 Ordinary chondrite (H4) A stone of 54.3g was found by Dr. Luis Maeda-Villalobos under unknown circumstances. Esnandes....................................46'15' N., 1'6' W. Charente Maritime, France Fell 1837, August Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6) A stone of about 1.5kg fell, Very little preserved in collections. Esperance...................................33'52' S, 121'55' E El Golea, Algeria Found 1991 October Ordinary chondrite (L or LL3) A mass of 397 was found by prospector on a flat plain about 200m east of Highway # 1. Main mass David New . Espiritu Santo..............................20'0' N., 102'11' W. Michoacan, Mexico Found Iron. Octahedrite, fine (0.65mm). The specimen in Chicago was chiselled from some larger mass, almost certainly Chupaderos. Esquel......................................42'54' S., 71'20' W. Chubut, Argentina Found 1951, before this year Stony-iron. Pallasite (PAL). A mass of 1500kg was found embedded in the soil. Analysis of metal, 8.50 %Ni, 21.5 ppm.Ga, 55.5 ppm.Ge, 0.023 ppm.Ir. Main mass, Buenos Aires,is in the possession of the finder. Essebi......................................2'53' N., 30'50' E. Aru, Haut Zaire, Zaire Fell 1957, July 28, 0720 hrs Stone. Carbonaceous chondrite, type II (CM2). A stone fell in the region of Essebi, about 25km W. of Aru. Analysis, 20.24 % total iron . Estacado....................................33'54' N., 101'45' W. Hale County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1883 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6). A stone of 290kg was found in 1883, twelve miles S. of Hale Center; (with improbably high alkalies). Analysis, 27.88 % total iron . Estes Park..................................40'23' N., 105'31' W. Larimer County, Colorado, U.S.A. Pseudometeorite.. Titaniferous magnetite sand . Estherville.................................43'25' N., 94'50' W. Emmet County, Iowa, U.S.A. Fell 1879, May 10, 1700 hrs Stony-iron. Mesosiderite Several large masses, of total weight of over 700lb, the two largest weighing about 437lb and 15llb respectively, and hundreds of small fragments of nickel iron, fell, after detonations and the appearance of a brilliant fireball. Analysis of metal, 9.0 %Ni, 9.0 ppm.Ga, 52.3 ppm.Ge, 2.7 ppm.Ir. The location of the 150lb mass is unknown. A 125lb mass, labelled 'Estherville', and formerly in the Univ. of Minnesota, is now in Washington (U.S. Nat. Mus.); cutting showed it to be "clearly a Canyon Diablo type meteorite". The 437lb mass was divided between the London, Paris and Vienna museums. My specimen Ethiudna....................................31'59' S., 139'46' E. County Lytton, South Australia, Australia Found 1977, February 20 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L). A single mass of 74.318kg was found 6.8km NNW. of Ethiudna Hill and NW. of Plumbago station. Possibly related to Crocker's Well , 74.3kg, held by the finder. Etosha......................................18'30' S., 16' E. Ovamboland, Namibia Found Iron. Octahedrite, medium (IC). A mass of 110.7kg was found near the Etosha Game Reserve, NW. of Tsumeb, and presented to the Department of Geology, Univ. of Potchefstroom. Has cohenite inclusions with unusual morphologies and pencil-shaped troilite nodules. Analysis, 6.85 %Ni, 48.9 ppm.Ga, 217 ppm.Ge, 0.10 ppm.Ir. Etter.......................................35'59' N., 101'54' W. Moore County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1965, recognized 1966 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6). Four individuals and one fragment, of total weight 153.3kg, were ploughed up . Euclid......................................47'57.5' N., 96'42'W. Polk County, Minnesota, USA Found July 1970 Ordinary chondrite (H5) A 2.5 Kg stone was found in a field by Mr. dan Kopecky and kept for 26 years in a coffee can. Dan Kopecky, RR1, Box 120B, Euclid, MN 56722 Eunice......................................34'28'12' N., 101'45'30' W. Swisher County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1961 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H) A stone of 2.3kg was ploughed up in a wheat field. Eustis......................................28'50' N., 81'41' W. Lake County, Florida, U.S.A. Found 1918 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4). A stone of 502g was ploughed up . Eva.........................................36'12' N., 101'54'30' W. Texas County, Oklahoma, U.S.A. Found 1965, or 1966, recognized 1970 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5), polymict breccia. One fragment of 6.7kg, probably representing less than half the parent mass, was found .