Blithfield Meteorite
The Blithfield meteorite was found by Joseph Legree in Blithfield Township, Renfrew County, Ontario and measured about 8 centimetres (3.1 in) x 10 centimetres (3.9 in) x 13.5 centimetres (5.3 in). The main mass is now in the Canadian National collection, Ottawa. Blithfield is an enstatite chondrite, a group of very unusual meteorites that were formed in a very reducing atmosphere. It is a breccia, one of only five known enstatite chondrite breccias.
See also
References
- ^ Meteoritical Bulletin Database
- ^ Johnson, RA, 1922, The Blithfield meteorite, Trans. Roy. Soc. Canada, 1922
- ^ Alan E. Rubin, The Blithfield meteorite and the origin of sulfide-rich, metal-poor clasts and inclusions in brecciated enstatite chondrites, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 67, Issue 3, March 1984, Pages 273-283, ISSN 0012-821X, doi:10.1016/0012-821X(84)90167-5.
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