Open AccessOn a meteoric iron from winburg, orange free state
Author(s) -
W. A. Douglas Rudge
Publication year - 1914
Publication title -
proceedings of the royal society of london. series a, containing papers of a mathematical and physical character
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2053-9150
pISSN - 0950-1207
DOI - 10.1098/rspa.1914.0030
Subject(s) - meteorite , free state , geology , ancient history , geochemistry , history , astrobiology , physics
Some account of this meteorite has been given in the 'Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa,' 1912, vol. 2. The present communication deals more fully with the internal structure of the meteorite, giving also some account of the mechanical and magnetic properties. The meteorite was seen to fall in 1881 bysome natives working on the Zeekoegat farm, belonging to Dr. Schneehage. They reported the matter top their employer, who ordered them to carry the meteorite to the farmyard, where it remained some years, finally being sent to the Bloemfontein Museum. The meteorite measured 38 by 23 cm. along the two greatest axes and weighed nearly 50 kgrm. It was slightly magnetic, having a number of poles. It will be convenient to divide this paper into sections, viz :-