Canadian meteorites and the National Meteorite Collection of Canada
Abstract
A list of Canadian meteorites is presented and the history of the acquisition of specimens by the National Meteorite Collection of Canada is discussed. Thirty-eight of the 46 recognized Canadian meteorites are in the National Meteorite Collection. More than half have been recovered in Alberta and Saskatchewan, and all six of the pre-1905 discoveries are of the more recognizable nickel-iron type.
- Publication:
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Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
- Pub Date:
- February 1988
- Bibcode:
- 1988JRASC..82...24S
- Keywords:
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- Canada;
- Catalogs (Publications);
- Collection;
- Meteoritic Composition;
- Museums;
- METEORITES;
- CATALOG;
- SAMPLES;
- METEORITE;
- CLASSIFICATION;
- DESCRIPTION;
- STONY METEORITES;
- IRON METEORITES;
- CHONDRITES;
- Lunar and Planetary Exploration; Meteorites