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On the Trail of the Great Canadian Meteorites
The basement of the Mineralogy and Paleontology Museum at the University of Alberta houses a wonderful, impressive collection of rocks and minerals.
In one corner sits a unique collection of some of the most historic Canadian meteorites, named after where they were found. These include the largest Whitecourt iron, the main mass of Mayerthorpe, a Bruderheim, a slab of Abee, a big piece of Innisfree and Peace River, and the Edmonton iron, all from Alberta.
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Also present are excellent specimens from Buzzard Coulee and Springwater in Saskatchewan.
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The fragile Tagish Lake meteorite from BC is kept separately in cold storage to preserve it.
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The following photos were taken by Dave Kenny May 11 2022, with permission from the Meteorite Collection curator.
4 University of Alberta: About
Whitecourt
Whitecourt Crater, Alberta. Find - 2007 - Iron - Type IIIAB
Univ of Alberta specimen
Alberta. Find - September 1964
- Iron Type 1AB - course octahedrite
Univ of Alberta specimen
Mayerthorpe
Bruderheim
Alberta. Fall - 4 March 1960 - L6 chondrite - Univ of Alberta specimen
Abee
Alberta. Fall - 9 June 1952 - EH4 chondrite - Univ of Alberta specimen
Innisfree
Alberta. Fall - 5 Feb 1977 - LL5 chondrite
Univ of Alberta specimen
Edmonton
Alberta. Find - 1939 - Total weight 7.34 kg - Iron, Type IIAB
- Univ of Alberta specimen
Buzzard Coulee
Saskatchewan - Fall - 20 Nov 2008 - H4 chondrite
Univ of Alberta specimen
Springwater
Saskatchewan. Find - 1931 - Pallasite
Univ of Alberta specimen
Thanks to Dr. Chris Herd, Curator, University of Alberta Meteorite Collection
Whitecourt - Acknowledgments
James R. Sonny Stevens , Rodney “Rod” Stevens, Cam Frith, Randy Kofman, Allan Lindoe.
Royal Alberta Museum
Historic Resources Management Branch, Alberta Culture
Alberta Museums Association
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Friends of the University of Alberta
University of Alberta
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