Altameteorittene (Finnmarken meteorite), Alta kommune, Finnmark fylke, Norge
2 meteorites found in Alta in september 1902 which originated from the same meteoroid.
Pallasite. Fall 1902 TKW , the largest weighed 77.5kg, and the smallest 1,17 kg. The smallest is on exihibition in Bergen Museum, Norway. The largest went first to a museum in Wienna, and was there divided in several smaller pieces, and sold to collections all over the world.
References
- Kolderup, C.-F. (1904): En ny meteorsten. Naturen. 28: 137-143
- Am Min 53: 508.
- Bryhni, I. (2002): Norske meteoritter. Stein. 29 (4): 20-24
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