Meuselbach meteorite, Schwarzatal, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District, Thuringia, Germanyi

Regional Level Types
Meuselbach meteorite	Meteorite Fall Location
Schwarzatal	Municipality
Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District	Rural District
Thuringia	State
Germany	Country

Ordinary chondrite, veined (L6)
Fell, 19 May 1897; 870 g

A bolide appeared and, after sounds compared to thunder and cannon roars were heard, a small stone with a thin fusion crust fell into the ground where it created a small hole about 20 cm deep. The primary mineralogical features were established soon after its fall. The primary silicates (olivine and pyroxene) are found in chondrules and as small grains in matrix. The most important accessory phases — meteoritic iron, troilite and chromite are likewise found associated with the chondrules and throughout the matrix. Pervasive interior veining combined with colorless and brownish varieties of glass indicate that the preterrestrial Meuselbach meteorite experienced considerable shock during one or more collisions before its encounter with the earth. The olivine composition (Fa24) is indicative of the ordinary L( low-iron) ordinary chondrite group.

Meuselbach is one of the smaller of nine L chondrite falls to be recovered from Germany. For several decades the main mass has been held at Rudolstadt.

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