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On the Trail of the Great Canadian Meteorites
Western University
Photos by Dave Kenny, used courtesy of Western University, London, Ont, Canada.
Western University in London, Ontario, has an excellent display of meteorites in a hallway in the Biological and Geological Sciences Building. These include Canadian samples of Grimsby, St - Robert, Tagish Lake, Whitecourt, Springwater, Wood Lake, as well as the Dresden meteorite.
St-Robert, Quebec
This H5 chondrite was recovered after a fireball was observed on June 14, 1994.
Twenty pieces with a total mass of 25.4 kg were found.
The Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium in Montreal has a large meteorite collection including a St-Robert piece.
Tagish Lake
Wood Lake, Ontario
This H4 chondrite was found in July 2003.
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