K's..ARN's History of Meteorites © 1996,2006 Astronomical Research Network Kaaba.......................................21'25' N., 39'54' E. Mecca, Saudi Arabia Found 1772, mentioned in this year Doubtful. Stone. A stone built in the sanctuary of the Kaaba in Mecca is said to be possibly meteoritic. Reports of diffusion banding and other physical attributes suggest that it is an agate. It may therefore be a pseudometeorite . Kaalijarv...................................58'24' N., 22'40' E. Saaremaa , Estonian SSR, USSR Found 1937, July Iron. Octahedrite, coarse (2.0mm) (IA). Thirty rusted fragments, from 0. 1 g to 24g, total weight I00g, were found in the Kaalijarv craters after a long search. Analysis, 8.32 %Ni, 6.45 % Ni . Kaba........................................47'21' N., 21'18' E. Debreczen, Hungary Fell 1857, April 15, 2200 hrs Stone. Carbonaceous chondrite, type III (CV3). After appearance of a fireball and detonations, a stone of about 3kg was found. The analysis shows an improbably high percentage of alumina. Kabakly.....................................39'46' N., 62'31' E. Dejnan district, Turkmen SSR, USSR, Found 1965 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4). One stone of 71.6g was found at the bottom of a hole, 10-15 cm deep, in desert WNW. of the village of Kabakly . Kabo........................................11'51I' N., 8'1 3' E. Kano State, Nigeria Fell 1971, April 25, 1630 hrs Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4), xenolithic. At least 4 stones, totalling about 13.4kg, were seen to fall at the end of a west-east trajectory, and near the village of Kabo. The largest stone weighed about 6kg but broke into two pieces on impact. Analysis,29.4 % total iron . Kadonah.....................................27'5' N., 78'20' E. Agra district, Uttar Pradesh, India Fell 1822, August 7, night hrs Stone. Obvine-bronzite chondrite (H6), veined. A large stone (weight not recorded) fell, after detonations, near the village of Kadonah and was found next morning, There is no village Kadonah in the Agra district; the probable place of fall is Karondha, tahsil Fatehabad, district Agra . Kaee........................................27'15' N., 79'58' E. Sandi pargana, Hardoi district, Uttar Pradesh, India Fell 1838, January 29 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5). After detonations, a stone of about 0.5lb fell in the village of Kaee . Kaffir (a)..................................34'40'18' N., 101'48'54' W. Swisher County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1965, Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (L5). Apx. recovered weight 1874.9 g Kaffir (b)..................................34'40'18' N., 101'48'54' W. Swisher County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1966, recognized in this year Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H). A total weight of 3.5kg was found. Another stone, found in 1965, of 1874.9g is listed as Kaffir (a) . Kaffir (c)...................................34°40'18" N, 101°48'54" W Swisher County, Texas, USA Find Stone. Chondrite. Ordinary (L6) Approx. recovered weight: 7.95 kg The meteorite Kaffir (c) is listed as at least 11 individual stones in the Cat. Monnig Meteorite Coll., 1996, p. 34. Distribution: 7.9kg, Texas Christian Univ., Fort Worth, Monnig Colln; ... Specimen(s): [1999,M.30], 0.23g Kaffir (d)...................................34°40'18" N, 101°48'54" W Swisher County, Texas, USA Find Stone. Chondrite. Ordinary (L5) Approx. recovered weight: 26.76 kg Listed, Cat. Monnig Meteorite Coll., 1996, p. 34. Distribution: 26.76kg, Texas Christian Univ., Fort Worth, Monnig Colln; Kagarlyk....................................49'52' N., 30'50' E. Kiev district, Ukraine, USSR, Fell 1908, June 30, 0700 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). After the appearance of a fireball, followed by detonations, a stone of 1.9kg was found 60km from Kiev . Kaidun......................................15'0' N., 48'18' E. Near Kaidun, [Khuraybah], South Yemen Fell 1980, December 3, 0445 hrs, U.T. Stone. Carbonaceous chondrite, type II (CM2). After a fireball had been seen travelling NW, to SE., a single mass of 841.6g was recovered from a small impact pit . Kainsaz.....................................55'26' N., 53'15' E. Muslyumov, Tatar Republic, USSR, Fell 1937, September 13, 1415 hrs Stone. Carbonaceous chondrite, type III (CO3). 15 pieces were seen to fall near Kainsaz, the largest 102.5kg, and totalling over 200kg. Analysis, 25.56 % total iron. Kakangari...................................12'23' N., 78'31' E. Tiruppattur taluq, Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu, India Fell 1890, June 4, 0800 hrs K type Chondrite, anomalous (CHANOM). After detonations, two stones were seen to fall, one was broken up, the other weighed about 0.75lb. An unusual chondrite, rich in troilite and with numerous armoured chondrules. Analysis, 22.47 % total iron. First and only K type chondrite so far. Kakowa......................................45'8' N., 21'40' E. Oravita, Romania Fell 1858, May 19, 0800 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6), veined. After detonations, a stone of 577g was seen to fall. A chromite feldspar intergrowth is figured. Kalaba......................................6'50' S., 29'30' E. Baudouinville (Moba), Katanga, Zaire Fell 1951, October 31, 1730 hrs Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4). Two pieces were found, one of which was broken up. The other weighed 950g. A third piece is said to have fallen about 15km from Kalaba. Kalahari 008 ..........................20.9818°S; 22.9766° E Kalahari, Botswana Found 1999, September Lunar meteorite (feldspathic regolith breccia) A single stone of 598g was found in September 1999 by an anonymous finder in front of a sand dune within the Kalahar desert. The rock is an anorthositic breccia having typical clasts of lunar highland breccias (e.g., feldspathic crystalline melt breccias, granulitic lithologies, cataclastic anorthosites etc.) embedded within a well-lithified matrix. An impact melt spherule indicates that this rock derives from the regolith. The regolith origin is also supported by the finding of solar wind implanted rare gases (L. Schultz, Mainz). Classification and mineralogy (Anna Sokol and Addi Bischoff, Mün): olivine, Fa63±18; pyroxene Fs42±10; plagioclase An85-98. The shock stage of the rock is S4, the weathering grade is W1. Oxygen isotopic composition: δ18O = +6.52; δ17O = +3.32; ∆ = -0.07 (R. N. Clayton, Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, U.S.A.); concentrations of selected elements (XRF or INAA; H. Palme, G. Weckwerth) in wt%: Al: 14.68; Si: 20.73; Mg: 2.68; Fe: 3.5; Ca: 11.1. Specimen: Type specimen, 20 g and polished thin section, Mün; main mass, anonymous finder. Kalahari 009 .............................20.9818°S; 22.9766° E Kalahari, Botswana Found 1999, September Lunar meteorite (basaltic fragmental breccia) A single stone of about 13.5 kg was found in September 1999 by an anonymous finder in front of a sand dune within the Kalahari desert, roughly 50 m apart from Kalahari 001. The rock is different to the Kalahari 001 anorthositic breccia. It has a heavily brecciated texture and is basaltic in composition. The sample does not contain solar wind implanted rare gases (L. Schultz, Mainz). Classification and mineralogy (Anna Sokol and Addi Bischoff, Mün): olivine, Fa50-99.9 (mostly Fa80-95); pyroxene is highly variable (Fs22-67 En10-64 Wo6-41); plagioclase An86-96 (very few plagioclase have more albitic composition, An70-80). The shock stage of the rock is S4; the weathering grade is W1; however, calcite veins are present. Oxygen isotopic composition: δ18O = +6.87; δ17O = +3.45 (R. N. Clayton, Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, U.S.A.); concentrations of selected elements (XRF or INAA; H. Palme, G. Weckwerth, Institut für Mineralogie und Geochemie, Universität zu Köln, Germany) in wt%: Al: 6.76; Mg: 5.14; Fe: 12.47; Ca: 7.66. Zr/Hf = 30.2 and Nd/Ta= 17.4 (Münker, Institut für Mineralogie, Universität Münster, Münster, Germany). Specimen: Type specimen, 20 g and polished thin section, Mün; main mass, Kaldoonera Hill.............................32'37' S., 134'51' E. South Australia, Australia Found 1956, before this year Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6). Two masses of total weight 7.49kg were found . Over 12kg now recovered, analysis, 24.78 % total iron . Kalkaska....................................44'38'49' N., 85'8'12' W. Kalkaska County, Michigan, U.S.A. Found 1947, or 1948, in the summer Iron. Octahedrite, medium (1.0mm) (IIIA). A mass of 20.72lb was found. Analysis, 7.39 % Ni, 18.1 ppm.Ga, 33.5 ppm.Ge, 11 ppm.Ir, shock-hardened. Kalumbi.....................................17'50' N., 73'59' E. Satara district, Maharashtra, India Fell 1879, November 4 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6), veined. A stone of about 10lb fell at Kalambi, J. Bombay Branch Roy. The place of fall is probably Kalambha, 17'50'N., 73'59'E. Kalugalatenna .............................07° 19' N, 80° 33' E Peradeniya, Central Province, Sri Lanka Found 2003 February 19 Ordinary chondrite (L6) Villagers of Kalugalatenna found the meteorite (weighing ~4 kg) and broke it into pieces. Two fragments weighing 3.65 kg and 180g were recovered by Mr. Bowala, Officer-in-Charge of the Peradeniya Police and handed over to Dr. A.Senaratne, Head/Dept. of Geology, UPeradeniya,. Classification (L.R.K. Perera, UPeradeniya, T.Tomiyama, NIPR, Tokyo, Japan): Olivine Fa 23.5; Pyroxene Fs19.8. W0, S3. Specimens: type specimen 67g NIPR, Tokyo, Japan, main mass, Department of Geology, UPeradeniya, Sri Lanka. Kalvesta....................................38'5' N., 100'15' W. Finney County, Kansas, U.S.A. Found 1968, recognized in this year Stone. Olivinc-bronzite chondritc (H). One stone of about 22lb was removed from a concrete slab porch in which it had been embedded . Kamalpur....................................26'2' N., 81'28' E. Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India Fell 1942, August 18 Stone. Olivinc-hypersthene chondritc (L6). One mass of 2770g fell . Kamioka ....................................39° 31' N, 140° 22' E Senboku, Akita, Japan Fell between 1921and 1949 Ordinary chondrite (H4) A single 30g stone was kept in a box of spindles for scroll pictures in the Konishi family, the landowners around Kamioka. It was told in the family that it fell from the sky and was recovered by a tenant farmer who gave it to the wife of the landowner. The wife lived on the property between 1921 and 1949. The meteorite was brought to NIPR on November 1st, 2002. Classification (A. Yamaguchi and H. Kojima, NIPR): Olivine, Fa17.4-22.7; average Fa18.8, PMD = 4.1%. Noble gas data (Y. Miura, U. Toyko): consistent with an H4 classification. Specimens: type specimen 7.21g NIPR; main mass with owner. Kamiomi.....................................36'2.5' N., 139'57.4' E. Sashima-gun, lbaraki, Honshu, Japan 1913, late March, 1500 hrs, Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4). After detonations a single stone of 448g was seen to fall into a rice field in the village of Kamiomi about 40km NE. of Tokyo. Kamiomi has recently been incorporated into the city of lwai. Analysis, 27.33 % total iron. Main mass, in the possession of the finder, Mr. Y. Kamsagar....................................14'11' N., 75'48' E. Shimoga district, Karnataka, India Fell 1902, November 12, 1300 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). A stone of 1293g fell . Kamyshla....................................54'0' N., 52'12' E. Kuybyshev region, USSR Found 1981, June Stone. Chondrite. A single mass of 154og was found partly buried in the soil of an unploughed field. Kandahar....................................31'36' N., 65'47' E. Afghanistan Fell 1959, November Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). No details are available . Kandahar India, Not located Fell 1833, November, end of the month Doubtful. Stone?. A shower of stones are said to have fallen at an unidentified village of the name of Kandahar (not Kandahar,Afghanstan). The account is imperfect, and there seems to be some possibility that the fall may be identical with Kadonah, although the dates do not tally. Kangean.....................................7' S., 115'30' E. Kangean Island, Indonesia Fell 1908, September 27, 1 100 hrs, approx. time Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H). A stone fell into a water covered rice field in the area of Kalisangka, near the town of Se Djabang, on Kangean Island. The fall was accompanied by sound effects . The stone was broken into pieces by local people. Five pieces of total weight 1.63kg are preserved. Kangra Valley...............................32'5' N., 76'18' E Himachal Pradesh, India Fell 1897, about Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5). A stone of about 400g, labelled "Seen to fall in the Kangra valley, north Punjab" . Kansas City.................................39'6' N., 94'38' W Missouri, U.S.A. Fell 1876, June 25, 0900-1000 hrs Doubtful. Stone?. A small fragment, 1.75 inches in diameter by 0.33 inches thick, is said to have fallen on and partially pierced a tin roof . Crusted on one side, looked like troilite on the other. Kansas City.................................39'6' N., 94'38' W. Missouri, U.S.A. Found 1903 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5). A much oxidized stone of 36kg was found in Kansas City, some 6 feet below the surface. Kansas University Kansas, USA, Possibly near Lawerence Found in the early 1900's, recognized in 1990 Ordinay Chondrite (L6) A 2.8kg stone was found by H. T. Martin while searching for fossils. The meteorite has fresh fusion crust shock stage S3. Kanzaki....................................33'18' N., 130'22' E. Saga, Kyushu, Japan Found Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H). A small stone of 123.75g, of unknown history, was in the Museum of the Geol. Surv. Japan but is now lost. It resembled Kyushu and is possibly identical, weight is given as 483g. Kapoeta.....................................4'42' N., 33'38' E. Equatoria, Sudan Fell 1942, April 22, 1900 hrs Stone. Achondrite, Ca-rich. Howardite (AHOW). A stone of 11.355kg fell on the Kapoeta-Nathalani road. Analysis, 13.96 % total iron. Contains crystals evenly irradiated by solar flare particles. Contains carbonaceous chondrite fragments. Kappakoola..................................33'15' S., 135'32' E. Le Hunte County, South Australia, Australia Found 1929, September Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6), brecciated. A mass of 392.5g was found on sect. II. The main mass was in Adelaide Univ., South Australia, but may be lost. Kaptal-Aryk.................................42'27' N., 73'22' E. Kalinin, Kirghizian Republic, USSR, Fell 1937, May 12, 2045 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6), veined. A mass of about 3.5kg was seen to fall. Analysis, 20.47 % total iron . Kapunda.....................................34'19' S., 138'56' E. South Australia, Australia Found 1965, approx., recognized 1972 Iron. Octahedrite, medium (0.9mm) (IIIA). A mass of 542g was found by two girls and originally thought to be slag. After its recognition as a meteorite, the finders had forgotten the exact location of the find site. Analysis, 8,05 %Ni. Karagai.....................................51'7' N., 57'55' E. Orenburg, Federated SSR, USSR, Found 1900, between 1900 and 1937 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). One stone of 115g fell . Karakol.....................................47'13' N., 81'1' E. Ayagus, Semipalatinsk, Federated SSR, USSR, Fell 1840, May 9, 1200 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite, amphoterite (LL6). A stone of about 3kg fell, after detonations, by the river It is reported that two stones fell, one of which was broken up by the natives. Karasburg...................................27'40' S., 18'58' E. Warmbad district, Namibia Found 1964, before this year Iron. Octahedrite, medium (1.2mm) (IIIAB). A small mass was found on Duurdrift Nord farm, in the Warmbad district, 45km NNE. of Karasburg. It had been reheated by the finder to 800-900C. Analysis, 8.68 %Ni. Main mass is 11.5 kg and in the Johannesburg Public Library. Karatu......................................3'30' S., 35'35' E. Arusha, Tanzania Fell 1963, September II Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite, amphoterite (LL6), A stone of 2.22kg fell at Tlae Daat, coordinates as above, between Bassoduwish and Karatu. Analysis, 18.56 % total iron . Karee Kloof.................................31'36' S., 25'48' E. Hofmeyer, Cape Province, South Africa Found 1914, about Iron. Octahedrite, coarse (1.6mm) (IA-ANOM). A mass of about 203lb was found, Director's Report for 1914, Port Elizabeth Museum. Analysis, 8.1 %Ni, 79.5 ppm.Ga, 355 pm,Ge, 1.5 ppm.Ir. Anomalous bandwidth, troilite-graphite and cohenite minerals not seen. Karewar.....................................12'54' N., 7'9' E. Ruma, Katsina province, Nigeria Fell 1949, September 19, 1900 hrs, approx. time Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). One stone of about 180g was seen to fall, and penetrated the ground to about 3 feet . Kargapole...................................55'53' N., 64'18' E. Kurgan region, Federated SSR, USSR, Found 1961, July Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4). One mass of 21.8kg was found. Analysis, 24.22 % total iron . Karkh.......................................27'48' N., 67'10' E. Jhalawan, Baluchistan, Pakistan Fell 1905, April 27, 1300 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). After the appearance of a meteor followed by detonations, two stones at least fell, one below the Sumbaji Hills and another in the Michara Hills; six pieces were recovered, of total weight about 22kg. The largest, from the Sumbaji Hills, weighed 14.5kg. Analysis, 22.39 % total iron . Karloowala..................................31'35' N., 71'36' E. Mianwali district, Pakistan Fell 1955, July 21, 1200 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). A loud noise was heard, and a cloud of dust seen at the spot where a mass of 6.5lb was later dug up . Karoonda....................................35'5' S., 139'55' E. Buccleuch County, South Australia, Australia Fell 1930, November 25, 2253 hrs Stone. Carbonaceous chondrite (C5). Numerous fragments, the largest was 7lb, total 92lbs were found about two weeks after the fall . Analysis, 23.86 % total iron . Karval......................................38'43' N., 103'31' W. Lincoln County, Colorado, U.S.A. Found 1936 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H). One mass of 1104g was found . Kasamatsu...................................35'22' N., 136'46' E. Hashima, Gifu, Honshu, Japan Fell 1938, March 31 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H). One stone of 7I0g fell through the roof of a house. Analysis, 29.13 % total iron . Kasauli ....................................29° 35’ N: 77° 35’ E Uttar Pradesh, India Fell 2003 November 2, 17:00 IST Ordinary Chondrite (H4) A single stone weighing 16.82 kg accompanied by a thundering sound fell at Kasauli village (29° 35' N: 77° 35' E), Muuzaffarnagar district, Uttar Pradesh, India creating an oval shaped crater. The fall was witnessed by villagers of Kasauli. The meteorite was retrieved by the Geological Survey of India (GSI). The single mass of Kasauli meteorite is almost an oriented one and has a plano-convex turtle-back shape with a truncated ellipsoidal outline. The crust is grayish in colour, netted in nature. A few visible chondrules are distinct on the surface. Minute shiny metallic knobs are observed on the surface of the meteorite. Classification (B.K.Chattopadhyay and A.P.Thapliyal, GSI): the meteorite is essentially composed of olivine, pyroxene, abundant Fe-Ni metal, troilite and devitrified glass. Olivine occurs in higher abundance than pyroxene. A variety of well defined chondrules of varying shape and sizes (from 0.1mm to 0.6mm) are present. The chondrule- matrix boundary is sharp. The matrix is fine-grained recrys tallised. Fa content in olivine varies between 17.7 and 23.8 (n=6) with an average of 20.9. Fs content in Opx varies from 8.5 to 31.5 (n=7) with an average of 20. No major shock features were observed except loss of birefringence in olivine and pyroxene is noticed, indicating very low degree of shock metamorphism (S2). Specimen: type specimen and main mass: the single stone is at GSI, Kolkata. Kaufman.....................................32'35' N., 96'25' W. Kaufman County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1893 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L5), black. One mass of 23kg was found 4 or 5 miles W. of Kaufman. Kayakent....................................39'15'48' N., 31'46'48' E. Turkey Fell 1961, April Iron. Octahedrite, medium (1.2mm) (IIIA). A mass of 85kg was brought to Ege Universi,ty in 1967 one evening in April, 1961. Villagers heard "a burst in the air. The following August the mass was found in a hole 30 cm deep and kept in the village until 1967. It is well preserved. Analysis, 8.32 %Ni, 19.9 ppm.Ga, 44.0 ppm.Ge, 1.1 ppm.Ir, shock-hardened; may have fallen before 1961. Kearney.....................................40'41' N., 99'4' W. Kearney County, Nebraska, U.S.A. Found 1934, recognized in this year Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5). Probably fell in June, 1932. One stone of 1101g. Two masses, 8.4kg and 0.5kg, since found . Kediri......................................7'45' S., 112'1' E. Java, Indonesia Fell 1940, about Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L4). About 1940 a shower of stones travelling north to south was seen to fall on the Soemboer Wadoek rubber plantation, l0km south of the town of Kediri. 70 fragments of unknown total weight were recovered. The largest stone, 3.304kg, was taken to Amsterdam where it was cut and distributed. The coordinates given are those of Kediri. Keen Mountain...............................37'13' N., 82'0' W. Buchanan County, Virginia, U.S.A. Found 1950 Iron. Hexahedrite (IIA). A mass of 14.75lb was found 30 ft from the crest of the S. face of Keen Mountain. Analysis, 5.65 % Ni, shock-hardened and plastically deformed. Analysis, 5.38 %Ni, 62.0 ppm.Ga, 183 ppm.Ge, 12 ppm.Ir . Kelly.......................................40'28' N., 103'2' W. Logan County, Colorado, U.S.A. Found 1937 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondritc, amphotcritc (LL4), brecciated. One mass was found weighing 44.3kg . Kendall County..............................29'24' N., 98'30' W. Kendall County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1887, known in this year Iron. Hexahedrite (IRANOM), brecciated. A mass of about 21 kg was found in Kendall County and acquired by the Naturhist. Hofmus. in Vienna. The metal has a low Ni content and may have been reduced, 5.4 %Ni, 70.9 ppm.Ga, 355 ppm.Ge,1.7 ppm.Ir. Description; polycrystalline aggregate of kamacite, silicate and graphite; some samples have been heated artificially . Kendleton...................................29'27' N., 96'0' W. Fort Bend County, Texas, U.S.A. Fell 1939, May 2, 1925 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L4), brecciated. A shower of stones fell at Kendleton, 44 miles W. by S. of Houston, Texas. Photographs of the trail and observations of the path of the meteor were obtained. Thirteen complete stones and about 15 fragments were recovered, totalling 6937g, the largest 1.6kg . Kendrapara ..........................20° 27´ 45´´ N: 86° 42´ 10´´ E Kendrapara, Orissa, India Fell 2003 September 27 1830 IST Ordinary Chondrite (H4-5) A brilliant fireball with intense greenish hue appeared in the northern sky and progressed towards southern horizon and was observed by a large number of people in the southern part of the state of West Bengal and coastal Orissa. The event led to a multiple fall along the coastal Orissa. Three pieces of meteorite were retrieved by the Geological Survey of India (GSI) from Subarnapur village (20° 32' 22'' N: 86° 42' E), East Suniti village (20° 27' 30'' N: 86° 43' 15'' E) and West Suniti village (20° 27' 45'' N: 86° 42' 10'' E) in the Kendrapada district of Orissa; the weights of the recovered fragments are 490.2 g, 719 g and 5460 g, respectively. The meteorite samples are dark on unbroken surface and light coloured on broken surface where metals are readily visible. Rusting is conspicuous on the broken surface and may be attributed to the wet environment of fall. The main mass of the meteorite has incomplete tabular polyhedral shape. Thin section study (B. K. Chattopadhyay and A.P.Thapliyal, GSI) shows Kendrapada meteorite is essentially composed of olivine, pyroxene, abundant Fe-Ni metal, troilite and rare feldspar. Chondrules of varying shape and sizes and texture are present but are few in number and range in size from 0.15mm to 0.5mm. Fa content in olivine varies between 18.2 and 19.6 (n = 22) with an average Fa content of 18.8. Fs content in Opx varies from 14.4 to 17.4 (n = 17) with an average of 16.4. The matrix is finegrained and moderately recrystallized. Shock stage is S2. Specimens: type specimen 6kg, Geological Survey of India, Calcutta ; some fragments are with Government of Orissa, Bhubaneswar, India. Kenna.......................................33'54' N., 103'33.2' W. Roosevelt County, New Mexico, U.S.A. Found 1972, approx. Stone. Achondrite, Ca-poor. Ureilite (AURE). A single stone of 10.9kg was found. Found by Skip Wilson. Kenna (b)...................................33'54.5 N., 103'46' W. Roosevelt County, New Mexico, U.S.A. Stone Chondrite Ordinary (L5) Apx recovered weight 453g Kennard.....................................41'29' N., 96'10' W. Washington County, Nebraska, U.S.A. Found 1961, about this year Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5). One stone of 8.2kg was found . Kenton County...............................38'49' N., 84'36' W. Kentucky, U.S.A. Found 1889 Iron. Octahedrite, medium (0.9mm) (IIIA). A mass of 163kg was found on a farm about 8 miles south of Independence. Identical to Kenton County, was found in 1892 on a farm 3 miles north of Williamstown. The Williamstown mass weighed 68lb. Analysis, 7.38 %Ni, 18.2 ppm.Ga, 35.0 ppm.Ge, 14 ppm. Ir. Kerilis.....................................48'24' N., 3'18' W. Miel Pestivien, Callac, Cotes-du-Nord, France Fell 1874, November 26, 1030 hrs Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5). After detonations, a stone of about 5kg fell. Kermichel...................................47'39' N., 2'46' W. Vannes, Morbihan, France Found 191 1, perhaps fell 1903, June 30 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). A stone of about 3kg was ploughed up in 1911 on the farm Kermichel, S. Meunier. According to the Marquis de Mauroy, who obtained possession of the mass, a stone was seen to fall, after the usual light and sound phenomena, on 30 June, 1903, but was not found at the time . Kemouve.....................................48'7' N., 3'5' W. Morbihan, France Fell 1869, May 22, 2200 hrs Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6), veined. A conical stone of about 80kg fell, after detonations and appearance of a fireball. Analyses, 28.78 % total iron. Kerulensky..................................48'15' N., 115'10' E. Choybalsan aymag, Mongolia, Doubtful.. A bolide was recorded in the ChoybalvAn district, at Uudiin, 48'15'N., 115'10'E., on the Kerulen river, on 21 March, 1950, at about 0100 hrs., and numerous pieces of a vesicular slaggy mass, totalling 27.78kg, were collected and sent to Ulan-Bator, The description may be similar to that of the problematical Igast object . Keseta......................................38'59' N., 141'37' E, Iwate, Honshu, Japan Fell 1850, June 13, 0500 hrs Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4). A stone of about 135kg fell, after detonations. Analysis, 27.16 % total iron. Keyes.......................................36'43' N., 102'30' W. Cimarron County, Oklahoma, U.S.A. Found 1939 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). A mass of 142kg was found. Cosmic ray exposure age, 18.5 m.y. Khairpur....................................29'32' N., 72'18' E. Bahawalpur, Sind, Pakistan Fell 1873, September 23, 0500 hrs Stone. Enstatite chondrite (E6). After the appearance of a cluster of luminous meteors, followed by detonations, a shower of stones fell on both sides of the Sutlej over an area of 16 X 3 miles. Of six stones preserved in the Indian Museums, three weighed about 11 lb, 10lb, and 8lb, and the total weight was about 30lb, The metal phase contains over 1% Si, A.E. Ringwood, bulk analysis, 21.1 % total iron. Khanpur.....................................25'33' N., 83'7' E. Ghazipur district, Uttar Pradesh, India Fell 1932, July 8, 1200-1300 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite, amphoterite (LL5), brecciated. Many stones fell, but only two pieces, totalling 3698g (the largest 1300g) were collected. Some of the stones fell at Kakrapur, Jaunpur district, and some at Karauli, Benares district. Description, Ni and Co in metal . Kharga....................................... 31º7.952' N, 25º2.829' E Marsa Matruh, Egypt Found 2000 May 8 Iron, fine octahedrite (IVA) A 1.04 kg iron meteorite was found by a meteorite hunter on a limestone plateau. Description and classification (G. Weckwerth, Köln; J. Otto, Frei; R. Bartoschewitz, Bart; A. Gehler, Wolfsburg, Germany): kamacite bandwidth 0.3 ± 0.2 mm; bulk metal has Ni = 11.0 wt%, Ga = 1.6 ppm, Ge < 2 ppm, Ir = 0.24 ppm. Specimens: main mass, 989 g, A. Gehler, Reichenberger Ring 3, D-38440 Wolfsburg, Germany; 22.5 g, Bart; type specimen, 18.7 g, Frei. Kharkov.....................................50'37.5' N., 35'4.5' E. Sumy region, Ukraine, USSR, Fell 1787, October 12, 1500 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6), veined. After detonations, several stones were seen to fall near the villages of Zhigailovka and Lebedin. At least one was preserved but its weight is not given. Total weight preserved is about 1.5kg. Analysis, 18.94 % total iron. Khenteisky..................................49'12' N., 113'28' E. Bayan-dung, Choybalsan aymag, Mongolia, Fell 1952, July 10, 2330 hrs Stone. Four pieces were found, the largest weighing 402.1g. Kheragur....................................26'57' N., 77'53' E. Bhurtpur, Agra district, Uttar Pradesh, India Fell 1860, March 28 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). A stone (probably of about 1 lb) is said to have fallen, but no details are given as to phenomena or weight. The place of fall is probably Khairagarh, 26'57'N., 77'53'E. Khetri......................................28'1' N., 75'49' E. Shekhawati, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India Fell 1867, January 19, 0900 hrs Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6), brecciated. After detonations, a shower of stones (about 40) fell. They were mostly pounded to powder by the villagers, and only two fragments appear to have been preserved. Two stones were of about 13lb and 4.5lb respectively. Most of the stones fell at Saoniod, 28'1'N., 75'49'E ,3 miles N. of Khetri . Khatiyah ..................................25.43°N, 50.78°E Dukhan, Qatar Found 2000 May Ordinary chondrite (H5) A 1.5 kg single stone was found by Colin Wade while out with a running club. Classification (R. Jones, UNM): olivine, Fa18.0±-0.7; pyroxene, Fs15.9±-0.2Wo0.9-±0.2. Shock stage, S3. Specimens: type specimens 20g NHM, ~13.6g and a thin section, UNM; main mass C. Wade. Khmelevka...................................56'45' N., 75'20' E. Omsk region, Federated SSR, USSR, Fell 1929, March 1, 0524 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L5). One stone fell in the valley of the Irtish. Several stones fell, but only one (6109g) was recovered. Khohar......................................25'6' N., 81'32' E. Banda district, Uttar Pradesh, India Fell 1910, September 19, 1300 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L3). After detonations, a stone (perhaps more than one) fell at Khohar village. 22 pieces, weighing from 4.8kg to 15g totalling about 9.7kg, were collected and are preserved in Calcutta, Mus. Geol. Surv. India. Analysis, 21.55 % total iron . Khor Temiki.................................16' N., 36' E. Gash delta, Kassala, Sudan Fell 1932, April 8 Stone. Achondrite, Ca-poor, Aubrite (AUB) Several stones fell, and about 7lb of fragments and dust were recovered. Analysis of enstatite, Deformed pyroxene, reference to gas-rich nature. Kidairat....................................14'0' N., 28'0'E. North Kardofan Province, Sudan Fell January 1983 at night. Stone. Ordinary chondrite (H4) Two stones, 60kg and 40kg were found by a geological field trip in 1986 near Kidairat. Kidairat – reclassification This meteorite was first announced in the Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 70. Mineralogy and re-classification (Yassir A. Abdu Department of Earth Science Uppsala University, Uppsala, SE- 752 36 Sweden): the meteorite is homogenous, highly recrystallised (plagioclase grain- size 50-100 µm) suggesting it is an H6 chondrite, Fa19, Fs16. Kiel........................................54'24' N., 10'9' E. Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Fell 1962, April 26, 1245 hrs, approx. time (U.T.). Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). One stone of 737.6g made a hole in the roof of a house. No acoustic or visual phenomena were recorded. Analysis, 22.50 % total iron . Kielpa......................................33'36' S., 136'6' E. Jervois County, South Australia, Australia Found 1948 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5). A fragment (apparently about one third of the original) of 13.6kg was found 10 miles west of the Kielpa railway siding, Eyre Peninsula. The specimen is a deeply weathered fragment, the remainder of the stone was not found . Kiffa.......................................16'35' N., 11'20' W. The Third Region, Mauritania Fell 1970, October 23, 1455 hrs Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4). The fall was accompanied by explosions and a white cloud appeared in the sky. Next day almost 1.5kg of fragments were found in a 20cm deep hole in sand. The location is 8 km SW. of Kiffa. Analysis, 28.33 % total iron . Kifkakhsyagan...............................64'24' N., 172'42' E. Chukot Peninsula, Federated SSR, USSR, Found 1972 Iron, Octahedrite, medium (1.1mm) (IIIA). An 18.8kg individual was found lying on a rocky surface on a slope of Mount Kifkakhsyagan. The specimen has a red-brown, badly weathered exterior and is probably very old . Analysis, 7.56 %Ni . Kijima......................................36'51' N., 139'23' E, Shimo Takai, Nagano, Honshu, Japan Fell 1906, June 15 Stone. A second, larger stone was found in 1908 and is in the possession of Mrs. S. Onozawa, S. Murayama . Kikino......................................55' N., 34' E. Vyazma, Smolensk, Federated SSR, USSR Fell 1809 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6). An "ash-coloured" stone fell in the village of Kikino, but no particulars of the fall nor weight are recorded . Kilabo ......................................12°46' N, 9°48' E Nigeria Fell 2002 July 21, 19:30 hrs local time Ordinary chondrite (LL6) Mr Mallam Yahava Muhammad of Hadejia, Nigeria, observed a brilliant fireball moving south to north. Two loud detonations were heard several minutes later. Mr Mallam Audu and several neighbours in Kilabo heard the stone fall and later recovered it. The meteorite was found in the crater measuring 35 cm wide by 20 cm deep in sandy soil. The meteorite had fragmented on impact into many pieces, the largest of which was 2.2 kg. A total weight of ~19 kg was recovered. Stones were recovered in five villages in the region, with the largest piece in Kilabo. Classification (P. Sipiera, Harper; M. Zolensky, JSC): olivine, Fa31.1, CaO <0.09, predominantly <0.05. Low Ca-pyroxene, Fs27.1 PMD = 0.02. Abundant coarse-grained plagioclase, mainly An84Or5, ranges from An61Or25 to An86Or3. Coarse-grained diopside and troilite are abundant; pentlandite is a minor phase. The meteorite is brecciated, with thick black shock veins present. Shock stage is S3, weathering grade is W0. Specimens: type specimen, 30 g, PSF; main mass Mr Avraham Wysznski, SIMAT USA Inc., New York, NY, USA. Kilboum.....................................43'35' N., 89'36' W. Columbia County, Wisconsin, U.S.A. Fell 191 1, June 16, 1700 hrs Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5). After detonations, a stone of 772g fell through the roof to the floor of a barn, penetrating two hemlock boards . Killeter....................................54'40' N., 70'40' W. County Tyrone, Ireland Fell 1844, April 29, 1530 hrs Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6), veined. After the appearance of a rapidly moving cloud and detonations, a shower of stones fell over several fields, but only a few fragments were preserved . Kimba......................................33'13' S., 136'25' E. South Australia Found May 1997 Ordinary chondrite (H4) A 1492 g stone was found by Mr. Byron Smith 5 to 10 km south of Kimba on Eyre Peninsula. Main mass Dr. A. Pring Kimble County...............................30'25' N., 99'24' W. Kimble County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1918, recognized 1936 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6). One mass, broken, total weight 153.8kg, largest mass 132kg, was found . Kimbolton...................................40'4'17' S., 175'43'49' E. Manawatu district, North Island, New Zealand Found 1976, March Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4). A single mass, representing slightly less than half of the stone and weighing 7.5kg, was found in a ploughed field during harrowing. The place of find is 4km WSW of Kimbolton . Kingai......................................11'38' N., 24'41' E. Darfur Province, Sudan Fell 1967, November 7, 1400 hrs Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6). One stone fell, original weight about 450g but only 67.4g were preserved . Kingfisher..................................35'50' N., 97'56' W. Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, U.S.A. Found 1950, recognized 1951 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L5), black. A mass of 8.18kg was found . King Solomon................................20'41'58' S., 139'48'15' E. Mary Kathleen, Queensland, Australia Found 1952, March Iron. A mass of unrecorded weight was found about 100 yards from the King Solomon mine . Kingston ...................................32'54'N., 107'44'W. Sierra County, New Mexico, U.S.A. Found 1891 Iron. Octahedrite, medium (0.8mm) (IRANOM). A mass of about 28.5lb was found near the Solitary Mine, Percha Creek, 4 miles north of Kingston. Chemically anomalous, analysis, 6.88 %Ni, 21.3 ppm.Ga, 58.8 ppm.Ge, 5.1 ppm.Ir. Description; heavily weathered; artificially heated at one end . King Tut....................................35º55.4'N 114º6.1'W Mohave County, Arizona, USA Found 1997 March 6 Ordinary chondrite (L5) A 19.51 g stone was found by John Blennert while he was searching for gold with a metal detector. Classification and mineralogy (D. Kring, UAz): olivine, Fa24.7±0.5; pyroxene, Fs20.4±0.1 Wo1.6±0.1; kamacite contains 0.7±0.2 wt% Co; shock stage, S3; weathering grade, W2; probably not paired with Gold Basin based on a terrestrial age measurement of 11.4±1.8 ka (T. Jull, UAz). Specimens: type specimen, 0.6 g plus 6 thin sections, UAz; main mass with finder. Kinley......................................52'2.8' N., 107'14' W. Saskatchewan, Canada Found 1965, or 1966, recognized 1968 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). A weathered stone of 2kg was ploughed up . Kinsella....................................53'12' N., 111'26' W. Echo Lake, Kinsella, Alberta, Canada Found 1946, May Iron. Octahedrite, medium (1.0mm) (IIIB). A single mass of 3.72kg was found. Analysis, 8.78 %Ni, 20.3 ppm.Ga, 42.0 ppm.Ge, 0. 12 ppm. Ir . Kirbyville..................................30'45' N., 95'57' W. Jasper County, Texas, U.S.A. Fell 1906, November 12, 1530 hrs Stone. Achondrite, Ca-rich. Eucrite (AEUC). A stone of 97.7g fell . Kirkland....................................42'41'35 N., 122'10'13 W. King County, Washington, U.S.A. Fell 1955, January 17, 1 100 hrs, approx. time Pseudometeorite. Iron. Octahedrite. Two metallic objects of 119.2g and 113.2g are stated to have pierced the dome of an amateur astronomical observatory 2 miles NE. of Kirkland. Both masses are fragments of Canyon Diablo . Kis-Gyor....................................48'1' N., 20'42' E. Miskolcz, Borsod, Hungary Found 1901, known in this year Doubtful.. A specimen of 3.61g in the Hungarian Nat. Mus., Budapest, is said to have fallen or been found in 1901, but is not included in the list of Hungarian meteorites. It is not stated whether it is an iron or a stone . Kissij......................................54'52'N., 50'53' E. Chistopol, Kazan, Tatar Republic, USSR, Found 1899 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5), black. A stone of about 5.5kg was ploughed up and was preserved in the Geol. Inst. Kazan Univ. Analysis, 26.30 % total iron . Kisvarsany..................................48'10'N., 22'18'30 E. Comitat Szabolcs, Hungary Fell 1914, May 24 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L). Thirty stones fell. Mentioned in 1914 in the Nyiregyhaza newspaper Nyirvedek. The specimens that were in the Nat. Mus., Budapest, have been destroyed. Analysis, 20.24 % total iron . Kitchener...................................43º23'N 80º23'W Ontario, Canada Fell 1998 July 12 08:30 (EDT) Ordinary chondrite (L6) An approximately spherical meteorite weighing 202.6 g was heard to fall by a golfer at the 6th tee of the Doon Valley golf course in the city of Kitchener. The single, completely crusted stone was immediately recovered. Classification and mineralogy (G. Wilson, UTor): olivine, Fa25.8; pyroxene, Fs21.4; shock stage S2; kamacite contains 0.95 wt% Co; fusion crust averages 0.4 mm thick. Main mass, GSC. Kittakittaooloo.............................28'2' S., 138'8' E. South Australia, Australia Found 1970 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4). One mass of 3.6kg was found on a hardened part of a sand dune, about 1 km NW. of Lake Kittakittaooloo . Kivesvaara..................................64'27' N., 27'34' E. Paltramo, Oulu, Finland Found 1968, May Stone. Carbonaceous chondrite, type II (CM2). A mass of 164g was found. Analysis, 20.75 % total iron . Klamath Falls...............................42'10' N., 121'51' W. Klamath County, Oregon, U.S.A. Found 1952 Iron. Octahedrite, medium (0.5mm) (IIIF). A mass of 37.5lb was found during road building. The finder took a small fragment to a chemist who sent it to H.H. Nininger who confirmed it to be meteoritic, this fragment is now in Tempe (Arizona State Univ.). The finder later sold the main mass to the Institute of Meteoritics, Univ. of New Mexico . Analysis, 7.24 %Ni, 0.31 %Co. Klein-Wenden................................51'36' N., 10'48' E. Nordhausen, Erfurt, Germany Fell 1843, September 16, 1645 hrs Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6). A stone of about 3.25kg fell, after detonations . Analysis shows more K than Na and is doubtful . Klondike....................................63'55' N., 139'20' W Yukon, North-west Territories, Canada Found 1901 Iron. Octahedrite, plessitic (IRANOM). One mass of 483g was found in Gay Gulch, Bonanza Creek, in 1901. Once thought to be paired with Klondike (Skookum Gulch), but is chemically and structurally distinct. Analysis 15.06 %Ni, 6.68 ppm.Ga, 10.7 ppm.Ge, 0.11 ppm. Ir. Klondike....................................63'55' N., 139'20' W. Yukon, North-west Territories, Canada Found 1905 Iron. Ataxite, Ni-rich (IVB). A mass of about 16kg was found in Pliocene gravels in Skookum Gulch, 10 miles from the find site of the Klondike (Gay Gulch) mass. These finds were first thought to be paired, Distinct. Analysis, 17.13 %Ni, 0.272 ppm.Ga, 0.056 ppm.Ge, 15 ppm.Ir. Description, artificially reheated, under Skookum Gulch. Knowles.....................................36'54' N., 100'13' W. Beaver County, Oklahoma, U.S.A. Found 1903 Iron. Octahedrite, medium (0.75mm) (IIIB). A mass of iron weighing 355 lb was found. Analysis, 9.35 %Ni, 18.5 ppm.Ga, 31.6 ppm.Ge, 0.023 ppm. Ir. Knyahinya...................................48'54' N., 22'24' E. Nagybereszna, Ungvar, Ukraine, USSR Fell 1866, June 9, 1700 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L5), brecciated. After appearance of a fireball and detonations, a shower of stones (estimated at over 1000, and of total weight of about 500kg, the largest weighing about 293kg) fell over an area of 2 x 0.75 miles. Analysis, 20.15 % total iron . Kobe........................................34º44'N 135º10'E Tsukushigaoka, Kita-ku, Kobe, Japan Fell 1999 September 26, 20:21 hrs (local time) Carbonaceous chondrite (CK4) A fireball was widely observed in the western prefectures of Kobe City. Shortly after a detonation was heard, one stone was recovered in Tsukushigaoka, Kita-ku, in the northern part of the city. It broke into 20 pieces after penetrating the roof of the house of Ryoichi Hirata; much of the material ended up on a bed. The total mass is 136 g, with the largest pieces weighing 64.9 g, 32.9 g and 13.6 g. Classification and mineralogy (N. Nakamura and K. Tomeoka, UKobe; H. Kojima, NIPR): olivine, Fa31.4 (range Fa30.0-32.0, N=54); pyroxene, Fs25.8 (range Fs24.7-26.6, N=14); plagioclase, An57.2 (range An50.2-67.3); contains magnetite with 0.5-2.1 wt% Al, 3.2-5.2 wt% Cr; chondrules are distinct, 0.2 to 2 mm in diameter; a few white inclusion-like objects appear on the broken surface of the largest stone. Specimens: type specimen, 0.9 g (from which two thin sections were produced), NIPR; two pieces, 17 g, on loan from finder to N. Nakamura, UKobe, for consortium studies; remainder with finder. Kochi.......................................33'32'42' N., 133'32'53' E. Kochi-Ken, Shikoku, Japan Fell 1949, November 20, 2000 hrs Doubtful. Stone. A small piece of stone, 1.6g, fell, penetrating the window of a house. There remains doubt of its meteoritic origin. Its suggests that if it is meteoritic, Kochi is a stony-iron . Kodaikanal..................................10'16' N., 77'24' E. Palni Hills, Madura district, Tamil Nadu, India Found 1898, perhaps fell 8 years previously Iron.Octahedrite,finest (0.1mm), silicate inclusions (IIE-ANOM). A mass of about 35lb was found, Description, includes data on "weinbergite", since discredited as oligoclase mixture . Analysis of metal, 8.22 %Ni, 20.7 ppm.Ga, 65.6 ppm.Ge, 5.2 ppm. Ir. Kofa........................................33'30' N., 114' W. Yuma County, Arizona, U.S.A. Found 1893 Iron. Octahedrite, plessitic (IRANOM). A mass of 490g was found, chemically anomalous. Analysis, 18.27 % Ni, 4.79 ppm.Ga, 8.61ppm.Ge, 0.098 ppm.Ir Description, well preserved and shock-hardened . Koffelocking................................26' S., 122' E. Western Australia, Australia Found 1937 No details of this fall are available . Kokomo......................................40'29' N., 86'22' W. Howard County, Indiana, U.S.A. Found 1862 Iron. Ataxite, Ni-rich (IVB). A mass of about 4lb was found at a depth of about 2 ft. Analysis, 15.88 %Ni, 0.193 ppm.Ga, 0.031 ppm.Ge, 31 ppm.Ir Description, some specimens artificially deformed but not reheated . Kokstad.....................................30'33' S., 29'25' E. Griqualand East, Cape Province, South Africa Found 1884 Iron. Octahedrite, coarse (1.4mm) (IIIE). A mass of 43kg, of jaw bone shape, was brought to Kokstad at the same time as the Matatiele mass of 298kg. The two masses are chemically identical, 8.33 %Ni, 17.4 ppm.Ga, 35.9 ppm.Ge, 0.6 ppm.Ir. Description of the masses; shock-annealed . Kokubunji..................................34'18' N., 133'57'24' E. Kokubunji-cho, Ayauta-gun, Kagawa perfecture, Shikoku, Japan Fell July 29, 1986, 1900 hrs Stone. Olivine hypersthene chondrite ( L6 ) . A filerball was observed over eastern Shikok island traveling from SE. to NW. After detonations, many stones fell, the largest weighing 10 kg, in the northern part of the Kagawa prefecture . Many of them struck tiled roofs or paved roads. The strewn-field is 7 x 2 km. Koltsovo ..................................54°45.03´N; 36°58.68´E Kaluga district, Russia Found 2004, July Ordinary chondrite (H4) One stone weighing 20.02 kg was found by Svetlana Murashova and Stanislav Murashov while collecting mushrooms 2 km SSW of the Koltsovo village. The stone occurred at the edge of a ploughed field and was probably removed there during agriculture works. No other meteorite fragments were found in the field by Dr. Andrei .Stanyukovich of Moscow. Classification and mineralogy (M.Nazarov, Vernad): chondrules of different types and their fragments are well defined; olivine, Fa20.0, PMD 2.7%; pyroxene shows variable composition, Fs5-24Wo0.2-7.2, the mean, Fs12.9Wo1.2; shock stage S1; weathering grade W1. Specimens: 2034 g and a thin section, Vernad; main mass with the finders. Komagome Tokyo, Honshu, Japan, Not given Fell 1926, April 18 Iron. Octahedrite. One mass of 238g fell. Analysis, 8 %Ni, 0.05 %Co . Konovo......................................42'31' N., 26'10' E. Nova Zagora, Sliven, Bulgaria Fell 1931, May 26, 0000-0100 hrs Stone. Chondrite. A stone of about l00g fell, N.S. Kopjes Vlei.................................29'18' S., 21'9' E. Kenhardt district, Cape Province, South Africa Found 1914, known before this year Iron. Hexahedrite (IIA). A mass of elongated shape, consisting of two pieces weighing together about 30lb, was found. Two pieces, totalling 15.5lb were presented to the South African Mus. in 1914. Analysis, 5.65 %Ni, 59.9 ppm.Ga, 182 ppm.Ge, 3.1 ppm.Ir Highly shocked, some reheating . Koraleigh...................................35'6' S., 143'24' E. New South Wales, Australia Found 1943 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). A weathered stone of 450g was ploughed up. It was considered similar to the Caroline meteorite, an H5 chondrite . Korra Korrabes................................ 25º12' S, 18º5' E Namaland, Namibia Found 1996 November Ordinary chondrite (H3) A 22 kg stone plus 11 smaller pieces totaling ~18 kg were found in 1996 November in a dry river bed by a farmer who was searching for Gibeon irons. People searching with metal detectors recovered hundreds of additional buried, more weathered pieces within 50 m of the original material since 2000 November, bringing the total mass to ~120.130 kg. The largest specimen was used in a garden wall until 2000 August. Classification and mineralogy (L. Ashwal, RAU): a breccia with ~10.20 vol% angular to irregular, relatively light- colored clasts, varying in size up to ~3 cm across; olivine, Fa13.8.27.2 A298 J. N. Grossman and J. Zipfel (n = 152); low-Ca pyroxene, Fs8.4.27.8 (n = 68); excellent preservation of glass in chondrules; shock stage, S1; weathering grade, W2. Speci- mens: main mass owned by Dr. R. McKenzie, WRP, Pty. Ltd, Pretoria, 0001 South Africa; type specimens, four pieces totaling 192.7 g, TM. Kossuth.....................................~40'40' N., 84'21' W. Auglaize County, Ohio, USA Found 1975 Iron, fine octahedrite (IVA) A 5.9kg iron was found by a farmer in a field.. Ni 9.27% by wt. Kota-Kota...................................13'1' S., 34'12' E. Marimba district, Malawi Found 1905, known before this year Stone. Enstatite chondrite (E4) A large stone was said by natives to have fallen near their village some years before 1905 and was held as sacred. A nearly complete stone of 334g (but described by natives as part of the large stone) was brought to Mr. A.J. Swann, the magistrate of the Marimba district. Contains perryite,zincian daubreelite. Bulk analysis, 29.64 % total iron. Kouga Mountains.............................33'37' S., 24'0' E. Humansdorf district, Cape Province, South Africa Found 1903, about Iron. Octahedrite, medium (0.7mm) (IIIB). A mass of 2586lb was found at Joubert's Kraal. Analysis, 9.29 %Ni, 18.0 ppm.Ga, 35.3 ppm.Ge, 0.022 ppm.Ir. Description; weathered, mildly shocked. Kraehenberg..................................49'19' N., 7'27' E. Zweibrijcken, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Fell 1869, May 5, 1830 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite, amphoterite (LL5). After appearance of a cloud and detonations, a stone of about 16.5kg fell. The analysis shows more K than Na and is doubtful, Chemical composition and Rb/Sr age of the light and dark portions, Contains K- rich glass . Kramer Creek................................38'23'33" N., 104'10'36" W. Pueblo County, Colorado, U.S.A. Found 1966, recognized 1972 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L4). One mass of 2.3kg was found in a rock garden. About one third of the oriented stone appears to be missing. Analysis, 20.36 % total iron. Main mass, Possession of T.E. Schmidt, Colorado Springs . Krasnoi-Ugol................................54'2' N., 40'54' E Ryazan, Federated SSR, USSR, Fell 1829, September 9, 1400 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). After detonations, seven stones are said to have fallen, but only two were found. Analysis, 23.31 % total iron . Krasnojarsk.................................54'54' N., 91'48' E Yeniseisk, Federated SSR, USSR, Found 1749 Stony-iron. Pallasite (PAL). A mass estimated at about 700kg was discovered in 1749 about 145 miles south of Krasnoyarsk, between the Ubei an Sisim rivers. It was seen by P.S. Pallas in 1772, and was transported to Krasnoyarsk. P.S. Thomson studied the etching of the iron with nitric acid and was the first to develop the etch figures commonly called Widmanstdtten figures. Analysis of metal, 8.9 %Ni, 22 ppm.Ga, 56.6 ppm.Ge, 0.18 ppm. Ir. Krasnyi Klyuch..............................54'20' N., 56'5' E. Ufa, Bashkirskaya ASSR, USSR, Fell 1946, May 4 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5). A mass of about 4kg fell 30 km south of Ufa on the Krasnyi Kluch collective farm, near the village of Rodnik. Analysis, 27.01 % total iron. Kress (a)...................................34'21'30" N., 101'43'48' W. Swisher County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1951, possible year of find, recognized 1966 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). One mass of 4.3kg was recognized to be meteoritic in 1966. It had possibly been ploughed up in 1951, A second stone, Kress (b), is listed . Kress (c) 5.6kg L6 and Kress (d) 57g H5 Kress (b)...................................34'21'30" N., 101'43'48' W. Swisher County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1951, possible year of find, recognized 1966 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L4). Apx. recovered weight 3 Kg Kress (c)...................................34'29'15" N., 101'43' W. Swisher County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1951, possible year of find, recognized 1966 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (H5). Apx. recovered weight 5.6 Kg Kress (d)...................................34'23' N., 101'43' W. Swisher County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1951, possible year of find, recognized 1966 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). Apx. recovered weight 57 g Krider......................................34'28' N., l03'55'18' W. Roosevelt County, New Mexico, U.S.A. Found 1978 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6). A single mass of 2386g was ploughed up 9.6 km NE. of Krider . Krutikha....................................56'48' N., 77'0' E. Near Krutikha, Novosibirsk region, Federated SSR, USSR Fell 1906, or 1907, recognized 1981 Stone. Chondrite. A single stone of 845.2g fell into a kitchen garden and was recovered at once. Donated by the son of the finder to the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow, in 1981 . Krymka......................................47'50' N., 30'46' E. Nicholayev region, Ukraine, USSR, Fell 1946, January 21 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite, amphoterite (LL3). A shower of stones fell, about 25kg, and is in the Ukraine . Analysis, 19.67 % total iron, A further 25kg of material has since been collected, Very unequilibrated, LL-group . Krzadka.....................................50'22'30' N., 21'44' E. Majdan, Poland Found 1929, July Iron. Octahedrite. A mass of between 2 and 3kg was found in glacial gravel and was kept in Poznan Univ. until 1944 but is now lost . Kuga........................................34'6' N., 132'5' E. Yamaguchi-Ken, Honshu, Japan Found 1950, known before this year Iron. Octahedrite, medium (0.6mm) (IIIB). A small piece of iron, about 11 g, has long been kept in the mineral collection of Yamaguchi University. Labelled as a meteorite from Kuga-gun, but its date of fall or find is unknown. A second specimen of about 6kg was found in about 1960. Analysis, 9.65 %Ni, 16.8 ppm.Ga, 25.7 ppm.Ge, 0.03 ppm.Ir . Kukschin...................................51'9' N., 31'42' E. Nezhin, Chemigov, Ukraine, USSR, Fell 1938, June 11, 1400 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). A mass of 2250g was seen to fall near Kukschin. Analysis, 22.79 % total iron . Kulak.......................................30'43'52' N., 66'48'8' E. Quetta-Pishin, Baluchistan, Pakistan Fell 1961, March 25, 1730 brr, Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L5). Two stones of about the same size were found to the east and to the west of the village of Kulak, near Quilla Abdulla, District of Quetta Pishin, Pakistan. One was lost before October 1970; the other weighed 453.6g. Kuleschovka.................................50'45' N., 33'30' E. Poltava, Ukraine, USSR, Fell 181 1, March 12, 1100 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6), veined. A stone of over 6kg fell, after detonations. Analysis, 22.83 % total iron. Kuli-schu China, Not located Fell 1827, August 30 Doubtful.. A stone is said to have fallen, but the evidence is not conclusive. Kulnine.....................................34'9' S., 141'47' E. Wentworth County, Victoria, Australia Found 1886, known in this year Stone. Olivine hypersthene chondrite (L6). A mass of 122lb in the South Australian Mus., Adelaide . Kulp........................................41'7' N., 45'0' E. Kazakh, Azerbaydzhan SSR, USSR, Fell 1906, March 29 Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6). Two stones were found an hour after they had fallen, one of 3.5kg and the other of 7-8kg. Two stones fell, 3.719kg together. Analysis, 28.69 % total iron . Kumdah......................................20'23' N., 45'5' E. Saudi Arabia Found 1973, before this year Iron. A mass described as 2'3 feet in diameter was found and a portion removed. The main mass is still in situ. A fragment of 33g was sent to the Smithsonian Institution where its meteoritic nature was confirmed. A completely oxidized iron . Kumerina....................................24'55' S., 119'25' E. Western Australia, Australia Found 1937, February Iron. Octahedrite, plessitic (IIC). A mass of 118lb was found near Batthewmumana Hill, 24'55'S., 119'25'E. Analysis, 9.69 %Ni, 36.8 ppm.Ga, 93.4 ppm.Ge, 8.1 ppm. Ir Kumiva Valley ..............................40º22'47" 119º05'11" Dry lake Pershing Nevada 3/19/2001 H5 S2 W3 18.7 ± 0.3 . Nick Gessler 8.03 LA16 Kunashak....................................55'47' N., 61'22' E. Chelyabinsk region, Federated SSR, USSR, Fell 1949, June 11, 0814 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). A shower of about 20 stones fell, total weight over 200kg. The largest stones weighing 120kg, 40kg and 36kg. Analysis, 21.10 % total iron . Kunya-Urgench...............................42'15' N., 59'12' E. Dashkhowus Velayat, Turkmenistan Fell June 20, 1998 Ordinary chondrite (H5) A large bolide was observed by people in several villages, and a lound whistle followed by a crashing noise. A large mass impacted 30 to 50m from several farms in a cotton field, creating a 6m wide 4m deep crater. 11,000kg apx. was recovered in total. Also known as Saparmurat Turkmenbashy . Kushiike....................................37'3' N., 138'23' E. Naka Kubiki, Niigata, Honshu, Japan Fell 1920, September 16, 1800 hrs Stone. Chondrite. A stone of 4.46kg fell, and is in the primary school at Kushiike. Kusiali.....................................29'41' N., 78'23' E. Kumaun, Uttar Pradesh, India Fell 1860, June 16, 0500 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). After detonations, a stone fell on hard rock and was shattered only a few small fragments were preserved. Kutais......................................44'31' N., 39'18' E. Kutais village, Krasnodar district, USSR Fell 1977, November 28, 0800 hrs Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5). A single mass of 23.04g was recovered after it had fallen with a loud whistling noise. Kuttippuram................................10'50' N., 76'2' E. Ponnani taluq, Malabar district, Kerala, India Fell 1914, April 6, 0700 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). After detonations, a shower of stones fell over four villages. The total weight was about 100lb and the largest stone which fell in Kuttippuram, weighed about 71lb. Analysis, 23.10 % total iron . Kuznetzovo..................................55'12' N., 75'20' E. Tatarsk, Federated SSR, USSR, Fell 1932, May 26, between 1700 and 1800 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). At least eight stones, about 23kg, fell at Kuznetzovo, 12 km NE. of Koloniya station. Three nearly complete stones (largest 2538g) and fragments of two more were preserved (total 4047g). Two of the stones fit together. More than 10 stones fell, totalling about 7kg, but only 4047g have been preserved. Analysis, 21.42 % total iron . Kyancutta...................................33'17' S., 136' E. Le Hunte County, South Australia, Australia Found 1932, June Iron. Octahedrite, medium (1.1mm) (IIIA). A mass of 72lb was found 28 miles ESE. of Kyancutta in Buxton Co. Analysis, 8.06 %Ni, 19.9 ppm.Ga, 39.5 ppm.Ge, 1.7 ppm.Ir. Kamacite shock-hardened . Kybunga.....................................33'54' S., 138'29' E. South Australia, Australia Found 1956 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L5). One specimen of 2.76kg was found in 1956, a second mass (Kybunga II) of either 2.26kg or 2.37kg and a third mass (Kybunga III) of 2.86kg were found in 1971. The masses are possibly related to "The Kybunga Daylight Meteor" of 1941. Analysis , 20.12 % total iron . Kybo Western Australia, Found 1984 LL5 Two stones found for a total weight of 2.493 KG . Kyle........................................29'58'30' N., 97'52' W. Hayes County, Texas, U.S.A. Found 1965, recognized in this year Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). One stone of 7.78kg was found on a farm, 3 miles SE. of Kyle. Analysis, 21.31 % total iron . Kyushu......................................32'2' N., 130'38' E. Kyushu, Japan Fell 1886, October 26, 1500 hrs Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6), veined. After detonations, a shower of stones fell in the southern part of Kyushu in the provinces of Satsuma and Osumi, Kagoshima prefecture. The largest weighed about 29kg, the smaller were described as "innumerable". Analysis, 21.22 % total iron .