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On the Trail of the Great Canadian Meteorites
Other Collections
Natural History Museum of Vienna
The oldest, and one of the largest collections of meteorites in the world is housed in Vienna. Several Canadian meteorite specimens were spotted by my brother, Paul, on a trip to Vienna on Sept 30 2023. Used with permission of the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien.
Beaver Creek was an early witnessed Canadian fall in 1893. Two large stones (12kg and 2.3kg) were recovered. The main stone was found in a deep angled hole.
Beaver Creek
Naturhistorisches Museum Wien
Thurlow
This iron meteorite was found in Ontario in1888.
Naturhistorisches Museum Wien
University of New Mexico - Albuquerque
On a tour of the UNM Institute of Meteoritics, I spotted several nice Canadian meteorites. Belly River is part of a 7.9 kg H6 chondrite found in Alberta in 1943.
Used with permission UNM Institute of Meteoritics
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