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THE MURRAY, CALLOWAY COUNTY, KENTUCKY, AEROLITE (CN =+0881,366) *
Author(s) -
HORAN JOHN R.
Publication year - 1953
Publication title -
meteoritics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1945-5100
pISSN - 0026-1114
DOI - 10.1111/j.1945-5100.1953.tb01322.x
Subject(s) - archaeology , qualitative analysis , mineralogy , geology , geography , sociology , anthropology , qualitative research
The Murray, Calloway County, Kentucky, aerolite (CN = + 0881,366) exploded at a high altitude on September 20, 1950. Approximately 7 kg. of fragments, with a specific gravity of 2.82 ± 0.02, have been recovered. The history, the physical properties, and a qualitative and quantitative analysis of this carbonaceous chondrite are presented.