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Withrow — a New Iron Meteorite from the State of Washington
Author(s) -
READ WILLIAM F.,
GRIZZLE ELLEN D.,
GRIZZLE WALTER M.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
meteoritics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1945-5100
pISSN - 0026-1114
DOI - 10.1111/j.1945-5100.1967.tb00292.x
Subject(s) - meteorite , recrystallization (geology) , geology , astrobiology , weathering , cosmic ray , geochemistry , paleontology , physics , astrophysics
. About 1950 an iron meteorite weighing 19 1/4 pounds was found a mile west of Withrow in Douglas County, Washington. The discovery site happens to be a little less than 5 miles SSE from that of the Waterville meteorite. However, the two irons are definitely not from a single fall. Withrow is a medium octahedrite showing secondary recrystallization of the type ascribed to cosmic heating. It was apparently picked up not more than a few years after it fell. Weathering is minimal, and effects of passage through the atmosphere are well preserved.