Monte Milone (meteorite)

Monte Milone
Type	Chondrite
Class	Ordinary chondrite
Group	L5
Country	Italy
Region	Marche
Coordinates	43°16′N 13°21′E / 43.267°N 13.35°E / 43.267; 13.35Coordinates: 43°16′N 13°21′E / 43.267°N 13.35°E / 43.267; 13.35[1]
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, near Tolentino 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).^[2]

Composition and classification

It is a L5 type ordinary chondrite.

Notes

1. ^ Meteoritical Bulletin Database: Monte Milone
2. ^ (Italian) History of Mineralogic Museum of "La Sapienza" University, Rome

See also

• Meteorite

External links

• Meteoritical Bulletin Database

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