Wethersfield (1982) meteorite, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Wethersfield (1982) meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
| Wethersfield | Town |
| Hartford County | County |
| Connecticut | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 42' 37'' North , 72° 40' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Wethersfield | 26,668 (2017) | 1.8km |
| Newington | 30,562 (2017) | 4.4km |
| Glastonbury | 31,876 (2017) | 5.4km |
| Hartford | 124,006 (2017) | 6.0km |
| Glastonbury Center | 7,387 (2017) | 6.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lapidary and Mineral Society of Central Connecticut | Meriden, Connecticut | 22km |
| Bristol Gem & Mineral Club | Bristol, Connecticut | 23km |
| Connecticut Valley Mineral Club | Springfield, Massachusetts | 44km |
| New Haven Mineral Club | New Haven, Connecticut | 49km |
Mindat Locality ID:
232845
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:232845:7
GUID (UUID V4):
25bcd27f-91be-4fc5-acd6-2c37d2033f44
On November 8, 1982, a stone meteorite fell through the roof of a house at 461 Church Street. It is an olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6).
Wethersfield (1982) is the second meteorite to fall in the town within eleven years, and the second one to hit a house! The first one is now known as Wethersfield (1971).
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1 valid mineral.
Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded
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| ⓘ Forsterite Formula: Mg2SiO4 |
| ⓘ 'Hypersthene' Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Forsterite | 9.AC.05 | Mg2SiO4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Hypersthene' | - | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| O | ⓘ Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| Si | ⓘ Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
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