Bruderheim, Alberta Canada 6.98 grams slice with crust



Artist conception of the Bruderheim Meteorite Fall, March 4, 1960

(Matt Morgan Collection Specimen)

FALL OF BRUDERHEIM STONY METEORITE SHOWER, CANADA

Name: BRUDERHEIM

The place of fall or discovery: near Bruderheim, Alberta, Cana­da: φ = 53°54'; λ = 112°54' W.

Date of fall or discovery: FALL, March 4, 1960; 08h 06m U T.

Class and type: STONY, grey chondrite.

The number of individual specimens: 350; meteorite shower.

Total weight: over 180 kg.

The circumstances of the fall or discovery: the fall of the meteorite shower was accompa­nied by a bolide observed by many witnesses. This meteorite shower have been collected over an area some 3 km across. The investigation of the fall of the meteor shower and the collection of meteorites have been made by Professor R. E. Folinsbee, Chairman of the Department of Geology, Univer­sity of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.