Country:
Canada
State/District:
Alberta
Date of fall/find:
Fell 1960, March 04 0806hrs UT
Total known weight:
303 kg
Number of pieces:
many fragments
Type:
Ordinary chondrite
Shock stage: S4
Meteoritical Bulletin record: Click here
A bolide was observed by many witnesses and about 303kg of fragments of the shower were recovered over an area 3 km across, Met. Bull., 1960, (18), M.H.Hey, Cat. Met., 1966, p.73. Description and analysis, H.Baadsgaard et al., J. Geophys. Res., 1961, 66, p.3574. Analysis quoted, H.König, GCA, 1964, 28, p.1697. Olivine Fa24, B.Mason, GCA, 1963, 27, p.1011. Loss of radiogenic Ar-40 by reheating event 495 m.y. ago, G.Turner et al., Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 1966, 1, P.155. Rb-Sr dating, M.Shima and M.Honda, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 1967, 2, p.337. REE abundances in separated phases, M.Honda and M.Shima, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 1967, 2, p.344. Structure and composition of plagioclase, W.R.van Schmus and P.H.Ribbe, GCA, 1968, 32, p.1327. Xe isotope data, E.C.Alexander,Jr. and O.K.Manuel, GCA, 1969, 33, p.298. Mössbauer analysis, E.L.Sprenkel-Segel, Meteorite Research (ed. P.M.Millman), 1969, p.93. Ar-Ar dating, G.Turner, Meteorite Research (ed. P.M.Millman), 1969, p.405. Al-26 content, P.J.Cressy,Jr., Meteoritics, 1970, 5, p.190; of mineral separates, GCA, 1971, 35, p.1283. Volatile trace element abundances, R.R.Keays et al., GCA, 1971, 35, p.337, D.R.Case et al., GCA, 1973, 37, p.19. Ni and Ir contents, O.Müller et al., GCA, 1971, 35, p.1121. Uranium content, D.E.Fisher, GCA, 1972, 36, p.15. Oxygen isotopic composition, N.Onuna et al., GCA, 1972, 36, p.157. Bi abundance, P.M.Santoliquido and W.D.Ehmann, GCA, 1972, 36, p.897. Partial INAA, R.A.Schmitt et al., Meteoritics, 1972, 7, p.131. REE abundances, A.Masuda et al., GCA, 1973, 37, p.239. Ga and Ge contents of metal phase, C.-L.Chou and A.J.Cohen, GCA, 1973, 37, p.315. Noble gas data, exposure ages, R.Ganapathy and E.Anders, GCA, 1973, 37, p.359. Trace element distribution, R.O.Allen,Jr. and B.Mason, GCA, 1973, 37, p.1435. Noble gas contents of mineral separates, D.D.Bogard and P.J.Cressy,Jr., GCA, 1973, 37, p.527. Al-26 data, I.R.Cameron and Z.Top, GCA, 1974, 38, p.899, GCA, 1975, 39, p.1705. Nitrogen content, B.K.Kothari and P.S.Goel, GCA, 1974, 38, p.1493. Cd and Zn abundances, K.J.R.Rosman and J.R.De Laeter, GCA, 1974, 38, p.1665. Tungsten, Co and Mo contents in separates, K.Imamura and M.Honda, GCA, 1976, 40, p.1073. Fluorine content, R.O.Allen,Jr. and P.J.Clark, GCA, 1977, 41, p.581. Te content, C.L.Smith et al., GCA, 1977, 41, p.676. Yb content, M.T.McCulloch et al., GCA, 1977, 41, p.1703. Exposure age based on spallogenic Mn-53 content, P.Englert and W.Herr, GCA, 1978, 42, p.1635. Infrared photometry, albedo, JHK colors, M.Leake et al., Meteoritics, 1978, 13, p.101. Ti, Zr and Hf abundances, M.Shima, GCA, 1979, 43, p.353. Pd content, N.Mermelengas et al., GCA, 1979, 43, p.747. U-Pb measurements, N.H.Gale et al., Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 1980, 48, p.311 (M.A.81-0692). Siderophile element fractionation in metal phase, P.A.Baedecker, LPSC, 1980, 11, p.49 (abs.). U-Pb chronology, D.M.Unruh and M.Tatsumoto, LPSC, 1980, 11, p.1184 (abs.). Uranium isotopic composition, J.H.Chen and G.J.Wasserburg, Geophys. Res. Lett., 1980, 7, p.275. Cosmic ray tracks, N.Bhandari et al., Nucl. Tracks, 1980, 4, p.213. Spectral reflectance, J.Gradie and J.Veverka, LPSC, 1981, 12, p.359 (abs.). Noble gas and Mn-53 contents, O.Müller et al., GCA, 1981, 45, p.447. Study of shock-induced trace element mobilization, T.M.Walsh and M.E.Lipschutz, GCA, 1982, 46, p.2491. Hydrogen and carbon isotopic composition of bulk and acid residues, J.Yang and S.Epstein, GCA, 1983, 47, p.2199. Contains CAIs, A.Bischoff and K.Keil, GCA, 1984, 48, p.693. Gas permeability, T.Matsui et al., Meteoritics, 1986, 21, p.109. Siderophile element data, D.W.G.Sears and K.S.Weeks, GCA, 1986, 50, p.2815. Study of thermal stability of NTL, F.A.Hasan et al., LPSC, 1987, 18, p.397 (abs.). Sc-45 abundance, M.Honda et al., Papers 12th Symp. Ant. Met., NIPR Tokyo, 1987, p.98 (abs.) Kr-Kr exposure age, 24.9±3.0 Ma, O.Eugster, LPSC, 1988, 19, p.311 (abs.). TL sensitivity, M.Haq et al., GCA, 1988, 52, p.1679. C-14 activity data, A.J.T.Jull et al., GCA, 1989, 53, p.2096. Bulk chemical analysis, 22.47% total Fe, E.Jarosewich, Meteoritics, 1990, 25, p.323. Analysis of olivine, Fa24.6, and kamacite, A.E.Rubin, GCA, 1990, 54, p.1219. Texture and composition of metal grains, D.G.W.Smith and S.Launspach, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 1990, 99, p.14, and 1991, 102, p.79. Compositional variations among whole-rock fragments, J.R.Haas and L.A.Haskin, Meteoritics, 1991, 26, p.13; see also, LPSC, 1990, 21, p.445 (abs.). Petrographic shock classification, D.Stöffler et al., GCA, 1991, 55, p.3845. Bulk analysis of Ni-rich spinels in fusion crust, E.Robin et al., LPSC, 1992, 23, p.1159 (abs.). Bulk density and porosity, M.Terho et al., Studia Geophysica et Geodaedica, 1993, 37, p.65; see also, D.T.Britt and G.J.Consolmagno, MAPS, 2003, 38, p.1161. Be-10 and Al-26 data, H.Nagai et al., GCA, 1993, 57, p.3705; see also, Papers 12th Symp. Ant. Met., NIPR Tokyo, 1987, p.103 (abs.). Boron data, M.Zhai and D.M.Shaw, Meteoritics, 1994, 29, p.607; and isotopic composition, M.Zhai et al., GCA, 1996, 60, p.4877. La isotopic composition, J.J.S.Shen et al., GCA, 1994, 58, p.1499. Pb-Pb and I-Xe age of phosphate, R.H.Brazzle and C.M.Hohenberg, LPSC, 1996, 27, p.155 (abs.); see also, MAPS, 1996, 31, p.A20 (abs.). Sm and Gd isotopic composition, H.Hidaka et al., MAPS, 1997, 32, p.A59 (abs.). Absolute and relative I-Xe ages for phosphate separates, R.H.Brazzle et al., GCA, 1999, 63, p.739. Chlorine abundance, D.H.Garrison et al., MAPS, 2000, 35, p.419. Halogen abundances, F.Kato et al., Antarct. Meteorite Res., 2000, (13), p.121. Estimation of shock pressure by X-ray powder diffraction method, S.Yamada, Papers 25th Symp. Ant. Met., NIPR Tokyo, 2000, p.187 (abs.). Bidirectional reflectance, N.Tomita and A.M.Nakamura, LPSC, 2002, 33, abs. #1100. Magnetic susceptibility, P.Rochette et al., MAPS, 2003, 38, p.251. Calculation of atmospheric ablation based on depth dependence of 22Ne/21Ne-c, V.A.Alexeev, LPSC, 2003, 34, abs. #1003.