Blithfield meteorite

Blithfield
Structural classification	Breccia
Class	Chondrite
Group	E6 [1]
Shock stage	[1]
Weathering grade	[1]
Country	Canada
Region	Ontario, Canada
Coordinates	45°30′22″N 76°57′57″W / 45.50611°N 76.96583°WCoordinates: 45°30′22″N 76°57′57″W / 45.50611°N 76.96583°W
Observed fall	no
Found date	August 13, 1910
TKW	1.83 kilograms (4.0 lb)[1]

The Blithfield meteorite ^[1] was found by Mr. 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).^[2] 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.^[3]

See also

• Glossary of meteoritics
• Meteorite find

References

1. Meteoritical Bulletin Database
2. Johnson, RA, 1922, The Blithfield meteorite, Trans. Roy. Soc. Canada, 1922
3. 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.