Monte Milone (meteorite) explained

Monte Milone
Type:Chondrite
Class:Ordinary chondrite
Group:L5
Country:Italy
Region:Marche
Lat Long:43.2667°N 34°W
Observed Fall:Yes
Fall Date:May 8, 1846
Tkw:3.13 kg

Monte Milone is meteorite that fell in 1846 in central Italy.

History

Monte Milone fell on 8 May 1846, in Pollenza in the central Italian region of Marche.It was found by the mineralogist Giovanni Strüver and then bought and described by Monsignor Lavinio de' Medici Spada(1846).[1]

Composition and classification

It is a L5 type ordinary chondrite.

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Notes and References

  1. History of Mineralogic Museum of "La Sapienza" University, Rome