J's..ARN's History of Meteorites © 1996,2006 Astronomical Research Network Jackalsfontein..............................32'30' S., 21'54' E. Beaufort West, Cape Province, South Africa Fell 1903, April 22, 1130 hrs Stone. Ohvine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). Two stones, one very large, fell after detonations, to the NW, of Uitkijk on the boundary of the farms Tamboersfontein and Jackaisfontein. Analysis, 21.57 % total iron. Jackson County..............................36'25' N., 85'30' W. Tennessee, U.S.A. Found 1846, known in this year Iron. Octahodrite, medium (1.20mm) (IIIA). A piece of about 1lb from a large mass, since lost, was described, The mass was probably heated or forged; may be part of Carthage. Chemically very similar to Carthage, 9.2 %Ni, 21.0 ppm.Ga, 46.7 ppm.Ge, 0.66 ppm. Ir. Jajh deh Kot Lalu...........................26'45' N., 68'25' E. Faizganj taluk, Khairpur district, Sind, Pakistan Fell 1926, May 2, 1700-1800 hrs Stone. Enstatite chondrite (E6), veined. After detonations a stone fell and two pieces, of 753g and 220g, respectively, were recovered . Analysis, 22.17 % total iron . Jalandhar...................................31' N., 75' E. Punjab, India Fell 1621, April 10 Iron or stony-iron. A mass of about 1967 grams fell in the reign of King Jahangir, and was forged into sword blades. Jalanash Bayan-Olgiy, Mongolia Fell August 15, 1990 Urelite A 700 g stone was collected after it's fall on the plain of Olgiy in wester Mongolia. Monomict urelite. Jamestown...................................46'37' N., 98'30' W. Stutsman County, North Dakota, U.S.A. Found 1885 Iron. Octahedrite, fine (0.26mm) (IVA). A mass of about 4kg was found 15 to 20 miles SE. of Jamestown. Analysis, 7.45 %Ni, 1.80 ppm.Ga, 0.093 ppm.Ge, 3.5 ppm.Ir . Jamkheir....................................18'45' N., 75'20' E. Ahmadnapr district, Maharashtra, India Fell 1866, October 5, 1200 hrs Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6), brecciated. Two stones of "Size of a wood apple" (about 4 inches in diameter) are said to have fallen after detonations, but only small fragments were recovered. Jaralito....................................26'15'57" N., 103'53'6' W. Jaralito, Durango, Mexico Found 1977, September Iron. Octahedrite, coam (1.9mm) (IIICD). A single mass of 11.138kg was found in a field. Analysis, 6.52 %Ni, 91.6 ppm.Ga, 376 ppm.Ge, 1.5 ppm.Ir. Jartai......................................39'42' N., 105'48' E. Jilantai People's Commune, Ningxia, China Fell 1979, March 15 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6) A mass of 20.5kg is listed, Analysis, 20.93 % total iron . Java........................................7'30' S., 110' E. Java, Indonesia Fell 1421 Doubtful. Stone. According to local records, a large stone fell. Jdiriya.....................................27º14'N 10º27'W Western Sahara Found 1999 spring Ordinary chondrite (L5) Two stones totaling 343 g (the larger weighing 331 g) were found 5 km NW of Jdiriya by two anonymous individuals while they were conducting a systematic search for meteorites. Classification and mineralogy (P.Sipiera, Harper): olivine, Fa25.4; pyroxene, Fs21.0; weathering grade, W2. Specimens: main mass with finders; type specimen, 21 g, Dupont. Jeedamya....................................29'35' S., 121'10' E. Menzies district, Western Australia, Australia Found 1971 Stone, Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6). A single, oriented stone of 914g was found in a shallow depression 1cm in the soil . Jelica......................................43'50' N., 20'26'30' E Serbia, Yugoslavia Fell 1889, December 1, 1430 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite, ainphoterite (LL6), brecciated. After detonations and appearance of light, a shower of stone fell over an area of 5 X 3 miles. The stones, of which 26 or more were found, varied in weight from 8.5kg to 70g and had a total weight of about 34kg. Jemlapur India Fell 1901, February Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). A stone of about 1lb, labelled "Jemlapur, Muddera Tk (fell Feb.1)," was found in a curio dealer's shop in Beckenham, Kent, in 1913, but neither the locality nor the fall of a meteorite on that date can be traced Jenkins.....................................36'49'28' N., 93'45'40' W. Barry County, Missouri, U.S.A. Found 1946, about, recognized 1965 Iron. Octahedrite, coarse (2.3mm) (IA). One mass of 55.4kg was found 8km northwest of Jenkins. Analysis, 6.85 %Ni, 86.2 ppm.Ga, 353 ppm.Ge, 1.8 ppm.Ir. Inclusion rich, Jenny's Creek...............................37'54' N., 82'23' W. Wayne County, West Virginia, U.S.A. Found 1883 Iron. Octahedrite, coarse (2.2mm) (IA). Three masses, of about 23lb, 2.5lb and 1lb respectively, were found in 1883-85, but only about 2lb have been preserved. Analysis, 7.0 %Ni, 84.6 ppm.Ga, 320 ppm.Ge, 2.3 ppm.Ir . Jerome.....................................42'38' N., 114'50' W. Jerome County, Idaho, U.S.A. Found 1954 Stone. Olivinc-hypersthene chondrite (L). A mass of 6.8kg was found. Jerome......................................38'46' N., 100'44' W. Gove County, Kansas, U.S.A. Found 1894 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L4). A much oxidized mass of 62lb, and several smaller pieces weighing together 3.25lb, were found on the Smoky Hill River, 15 miles E. of Jerome. Jerslev....................................55'36' N., 11'13' E. Sjaelland, Denmark Found 1976, September Iron. Octahedrite, coarsest (10mm) (IIB). A single mass of 40kg (after cleaning) was found in soil by a farmer. Analysis , 5.66 %Ni, 58.0 ppm.Ga, 168 ppm.Go, 0.19 ppih.Ir. Jhung......................................31'18' N., 72'23' E. Lyallpur district, Punjab, Pakistan Fell 1873, June, 1500 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L5). After detonations, four stones, of 6lb, 4lb, 2lb and 1lb, fell in villages, in a line from south to north, in the district of Jhang. Jiange......................................31'55' N., 104'55' E Minyang, Sichuan, China Fell 1964, October 9, 1900? hrs Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5). Analysis, 29.49 % total iron , 200g are in Beijing. Jianshi.....................................30'48'30' N., 109'30' E. Hubei, China Fell 1890, approx. Iron. Octahedrite, medium (1.0mm) (IIIAB), A single mass weighing over 600kg remains at the place of fall. Analysis, 8.6 %Ni, 21.3 ppm.Ga, 44.5 ppm.Ge, 0.4 ppm.Ir. Jiapigou....................................42'50' N., 127'30' E. Jilin, China Found 1880, before this year Stone. Several 10's of kilograms were recovered. Jiddat al Harasis 02 to 073 Jiddat al Harasis...........................19'15' N., 56'4' E. Oman Found 1957, or 1958 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4). A weathered mass of 1270g and 89g of fragments, previously assurred to belong to the Ghubara find, were shown to be distinct. Further fragments found in 1968 at 19'30'N., 55'54'E., belong to the same fall. Jiddat al Harasis 054 ...................19° 37.82’ N 55° 06.91’ E Oman Found 2004, January, 15 Achondrite (ureilite) 52 pieces of meteorite with total weight of 5079 g were found on January 2004 in the desert of Oman. Fusion crust is dark brown and partly preserved. Mineralogy and classification (C. Lorenz, Vernad; F. Brandstaetter, NHMW): The rock has medium-to coarse-grained granular metamorphic texture. Few large inclusions of silicates are presented in the groundmass. Main phases are olivine (Fo86; 0.2-0.7 wt.% Cr2O3, 0.18 wt.% CaO) and pigeonite En83Wo5 (0.9-1.2 wt.% Cr2O3). Large grains of pyroxene contain of feldspatic glass inclusions (Ab58An40) and minor augite (En59Wo31). Accessories are chromite, Fe-metal, Ni- Cr-rich troilite (3.9-6.7 wt.% Ni; 6.7-7.3 wt.% Cr) and Ni-poor troilite (0.7wt.% Ni; 4.1 wt.% Cr). Troilite and orthopyroxene form the fine-grained intergrowth within olivine along thin fractures, filled by iron hydroxides with troilite relics. Aggregates, 100-800 µm in size, composed by graphite and diamond grains, occur between silicate grains. Total amount of carbon material is 2.8 vol.%. Silicates have thin MgO-rich rims with tiny metal inclusions along the margins of graphite-diamond assemblyes. Specimens: type specimen, 640 g, one thin and two polished sections, Vernad; main mass with anonymous finder. Jiddat al Harasis 084 ......................19°39.311' N, 55°45.185' E Oman Found 2002 December 5 Carbonaceous chondrite (CO3) A complete stone weighing 59.47 g was found within the Jiddat al Harasis 073 L6 chondrite strewnfield. Classification and mineralogy (E. Gnos, UBE; B. Hofmann, NMBE; A. Al-Kathiri, UBE): Olivine ranges from Fa3.2 to Fa39.2. Low-Ca pyroxene shows a compositional range from Fs1.1Wo2.7 to Fs4.9Wo0.9. Porphyritic olivine, barred olivine and granular olivine chondrules predominate. The average chondrule size is 0.13 mm. The matrix/chondrule+aggregates ratio is 1.02. Cathode luminescence are mainly red and yellow indicating petrologic grade 3.0-3.2. The average of two oxygen isotope analyses (I.A. Franchi and R.C. Greenwood, OU) yielded δ17O = -6.16‰, δ18O = -2.67‰, and ∆17O = -4.77‰. Weathering grade is W1, and the material is basically unshocked (S1). Specimens: all material at NMBE. Jiddat al Harasis 089 ......................19°56.342' N, 56°25.685'E Oman Found 2002, January 13 Ordinary L chondrite (annealed impact melt breccia) A stone weighing 170.69 g with a black fusion crust was found in the Jiddat al Harasis area. Finding, classification and mineralogy (E. Gnos, UBE; B. Hofmann, NMBE; A. Al-Kathiri, UBE): The stone is a completely molten and recrystallized chondrite containing ~ 6% oriented vesicles. The shape of some completely recrystallized chondrules is still recognizable. Minerals crystallized from the melt are olivine Fa23.8-26.5, low-Ca pyroxene Fs18.8-20.6Wo2.3-6.9, and plagioclase An0.3-20.1. Metal-sulphide grains occur as droplets with metal in the core, and sulphide along the rim. Idiomorphic shaped spinel grains also contain inclusion droplets. Oxygen isotope composition (I.A. Franchi and R.C. Greenwood, OU); average of 2 analyses: δ17O = +3.78‰, δ18O = +5.17‰, and ∆17O = +1.09‰). Preserved post melt crystallisation shock stage is S3-4, weathering grade W3. Entire specimen NMBE. Jilin.......................................44'0' N., 126'30' E. Jilin, China Fell 1976, March 8, 1500 hrs Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5). After a fireball and several explosions, a shower of stones fell, totaling about 4 tons and with the largest individual weighing 1770kg. Analysis, 28.6 % total iron . Jilong Taiwan, China, Co-ordinates not reported Found year not reported Stone. Jishou China Co-ordinates not reported 1978 L or LL This meteorite fell into a farmer's field near the town of Jishou, in Hunan province, China in August of 1978. In the late afternoon, a farmer heard a loud thunderclap and out of the clouds fell a single stone that landed near him. The exact time and date is unknown. He took the stone and placed it in his garden, where it sat for the next 27 years! My meteorite supplier in China passes information and reward offers all over China, and from that, he found this man via the farmer's son, who remembered the story and the stone that had been in the garden all his life. The stone was broken when he recovered it, and he never bothered to look for the missing piece. Now the land is changed too much to find the missing piece. This stone weighs 1,413 grams, and as you can see in the photos, is perfectly flight-oriented, with phenomenal flow lines and grooves covering every fusion-crusted part of the leading edge of this stone. It measures 125 mm long by 120 mm across by 80 mm thick. This is the entire mass, there is not one gram more, not cut, but it appears to me to be an L or possible LL type, large chondrules and even triolite are visible on the broken surface. This is a unique chance for someone to own an entire oriented Chinese witnessed fall. Jodzie......................................55'42' N., 24'24' E. Panevezys, Kovno, Lithuanian SSR, USSR, Fell 1877, June 17, 0430 hrs Stone. Achondrite, Ca-rich. Howardite (AHOW). A stone of unknown weight fell near the village of Jodzie and was lost except for a few fragments . Joel's Iron.................................24' S., 69' W. Atacama, Chile Found 1858 Iron. Octahedrite, medium (1.1mm) (IIIA). A mass of 1300g, found in 1858 in an unspecified part of the desert. Analysis, 8.4 %Ni, 22.6 ppm.Ga, 43.6 ppm.Ge, 0.26 ppm.Ir, recrystallised and annealed . Joe Wright Mountain.........................35'46' N., 91'30' W. Independence County, Arkansas, U.S.A. Found 1884 Iron. Octahedrite, medium (0.9mm) (IIIB). A mass of 94lb was found 7 miles E. of Batesville. Analysis, 9.1 %Ni, 20.1 ppm.Ga, 35.5 ppm.Ge, 0.015 ppm.Ir. Johnny's Donga..............................30'20' S., 126'22' E. Nullarbor Plain, Western Australia, Australia Found 1965, before this year A specimen from Johnny's Donga is reported as "lost" . Johnson City................................37'33' N., 101'41' W. Stanton County, Kansas, U.S.A. Found 1937 Stone. Olivine-hypcrsthene chondrite (L6). Two stones were found, 10.4kg together . Johnstown...................................40'21' N., 104'54' W. Weld County, Colorado, U.S.A. Fell 1924, July 6, 1620 hrs Stone. Achondrite, Ca-poor. Diogenite (ADIO). After four explosions, twenty-seven stones fell near Johnstown. The total weight recovered was about 40.3kg and the largest stone weighed about 23.5 kg. Jolomba.....................................11'51' S., 15'50' E. Jolomba, Huambo district, Angola Fell February 3, 1974 Stone . Achondrite, Ca-poor. Diogenite A single mass of 483 grams fell after a thunderous noise. It fell a few meters from a hut. Jonah.......................................30'37.5' N, 97'32.0' W Williamson County, Texas USA Found 1963 Ordinary chondrite ( H5 ) A highly weathered stone of 1304g was found by farmer G. Wendland while ploughing a field. Main mass Blaine Reed . Jonesboro...................................36'18' N., 82'28' W. Washington County, Tennessee, U.S.A. Found 1891 Iron Octahedrite, fine (IVA). No known history; a piece of 30g that was in Ward's Natural Science Establishment in 1892,was sold to the Naturhist. Mus. Vienna. Possibly a weathered fragment of Duel Hill (1854) . Jonzac......................................45'26' N., 0'27' W. Charente Maritime, France Fell 1819, June I 3, 0545 hrs Stone. Achondrite, Ca-rich. Eucrite (AEUC). After the appearance of a luminous meteor and detonations, a shower of stones fell, the two largest of which weighed 3kg and 2kg respectively . Juancheng...................................35'30' N., 115'25' E. Shandong, Province, China Fell February 15, 1997 23:23 hr. Ordinary chondrite (H5) A shower of small stones more than 1,000 fell near the Yellow River after a brialliant fireball with smoke and sparks terminated in a loud resonating explosion. The largest recovered piece was 2.7kg and the total mass was over 100kg. One fragment was reported to have penetrated a roof and landed in a pot on a stove. This meteorite has been widely traded and sold under the name of Heze. Juanita de Angeles..........................28'25' N., 105'05' W. Near Las Amosgoas, Chihuahua, Mexico Found 1992 Ordinary Chondrite ( H5,S2,W2 ) A stone of 85 kg was aquired by R.W. Buhler from a mexican miner. It was found near a mine Juanita de Angeles , near the city Las Amosgoas. Information and main mass Swiss Meteorite Lab. Juarez......................................37'33' S., 60'9' W. Buenos Aires province, Argentina Found 1938, before this year Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L). Two stones, together weighing 6.1kg, were found . Judesegeri..................................12'51' N., 76'48' E. Tumkur district, Karnataka, India Fell 1876, February 16, evening Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6). After the appearance of a luminous meteor and detonations, a stone fell into the bed of the tank of Judesegeri village. It was broken up and only fragments weighing about 1.5lb were preserved . Julesburg...................................39'58'30' N., 102'16' W. Sedgewick County, Colorado, U.S.A. Found 1983 Stone. Chondrite. (L3) A single mass of 56.6kg was found in a landfill at Julesburg. Jumapalo....................................7'43' S., 111'12' E. Karanganyar District, Central Java, Indonesia Fell 13 March 1984, 1000 hr. Stone Ordinary Chondrite (L6) A single mass weighing 32.49 kg was recovered . Junan.......................................35'12'N., 118'48' E. Shandong, China Fell 1976, May 15, 1 100 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). A 950g stone was recovered. Juncal......................................26' S., 69'15' W. Atacama, Chile Found 1866 Iron. Octahedrite, medium (1.1mm) (IIIA). A mass of 104kg was found between the Rio Juncal and the Salinas de Pedemal. Analysis, 8.05 %Ni, 20.5 ppm.Ga, 41.2 ppm.Ge, 1.8 ppm.Ir, shock-hardened . Junction....................................30'30' N., 99'50' W. Kimble County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1932 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L). A fragment of 241g, recognized as meteoritic in 1938 . Juromenha...................................38'44'25' N., 7'16'12' W. Alentejo, Portugal Fell 1968, November 14, 1755 hrs, U.T. Iron. Structurally anomalous (IIIA). A mass of 25.25kg was seen to fall, making a crater 60 cm deep at Herdade de Tenazes, near the village of Alandroal. The mass was said to have been incandescent when discovered and still warm when recovered next morning. Analysis, 8.81 %Ni, 21.2 ppm.Ga, 40.3 ppm.Ge, 0.24 ppm.Ir, Ataxitic structure formed by cosmic heating to 1400C. followed by quenching . Juvinas.....................................44'43' N., 4'18' E. Libonnes, Entraigues, Ardeche, France Fell 1821, June 15, 1500 hrs Stone. Achondrite, Ca-rich. Eucrite (AEUC). After the appearance of a fireball and detonations, a stone of over 91kg fell near the village of Libonnes .