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A New Aerolite from Stonington, Colorado
Author(s) -
Buddhue John Davis
Publication year - 1942
Publication title -
contributions of the society for research on meteorites
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1945-5100
pISSN - 0096-2813
DOI - 10.1111/j.1945-5100.1942.tb00131.x
Subject(s) - troilite , oxide , geology , geochemistry , chondrite , metal , crust , mineralogy , archaeology , meteorite , materials science , astrobiology , metallurgy , history , physics
The time, exact location, and circumstances of the finding of an aerolite from Stonington, Colorado, are not known. The stone is an old fall heavily impregnated with oxide, but most of the crust remains. The original weight was about 6 lb. The specimen is a chondrite of type Cka and contains about 20% metal and troilite. Of the silicates, 42% are soluble and 37% insoluble.