Monte Milone (meteorite)
Monte Milone is meteorite that fell in 1846 in central Italy.
Monte Milone | |
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Type | Chondrite |
Class | Ordinary chondrite |
Group | L5 |
Country | Italy |
Region | Marche |
Coordinates | 43°16′N 13°21′E[1] |
Observed fall | Yes |
Fall date | May 8, 1846 |
TKW | 3.13 kg |
History
Monte Milone fell on 8 May 1846, in Pollenza in the central Italian region of Marche. It was found by the mineralogist Giovanni Strüver and then bought and described by Monsignor Lavinio de' Medici Spada(1846).[2]
Composition and classification
It is a L5 type ordinary chondrite.
Notes
- Meteoritical Bulletin Database: Monte Milone
- (in Italian) History of Mineralogic Museum of "La Sapienza" University, Rome Archived 2012-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
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See also
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