On 28 Apr, 2020 By rosenfel@chass....
  1. RASC M14.20110131;
  2. Whitecourt, Iron, medium octahedrite (IIIAB), Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada (53° 59' 57" N, 115° 35' 51" W ), find 2007 July 1, ca. 70 kg;
  3. Anonymous gift 2011 January 31;
  4. 2 fragments: a) 0.448 x 0.25 x 0.15 cm; b) 0.23 x 0.14 x 0.08 cm;
  5. 0.03 gr;
  6. 14 a irregular lanceolate form; 14 b irregular form;
  7. 14 a & 14 b each have one polished face (treatment happened prior to their separating from a larger mass); weathering rind on other faces;
  8. Stable;
  9. not previously published;
    1. Kofman, R.S., Herd, C.D.K., & Froese D.G. (2010). The Whitecourt Meteorite Impact Crater, Alberta, Canada. M&PS 45, 9, 1429-1445
    2. IMCA EoM: www.encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com/meteorite.aspx?id=47345 ;
    3. MB94 (2008), 1567;
    4. MBDB: www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=47345 (note: the assigning of an official name to this meteorite post-dates the writing of Whyte 2009).
Inventory #: 
M14.20110131
Sort #: 
M0014
General Type: 
Meteorite
Parent Body: 
Other
Type: 
Octahedrite
Official Name: 
Whitecourt
Origin: 
Alberta
Weight: 
0.030 grams