Monte Milone (meteorite)

Monte Milone
Type	Chondrite
Class	Ordinary chondrite
Group	L5
Country	Italy
Region	Marche
Coordinates	43°16′N 13°21′E[1]
Observed fall	Yes
Fall date	May 8, 1846
TKW	3.13 kg

Monte Milone is meteorite that fell in 1846 in central Italy.

History

Monte Milone fell on 8 May 1846, in Pollenza in the central Italian region of Marche. It was found by the mineralogist Giovanni Strüver and then bought and described by Monsignor Lavinio de' Medici Spada(1846).[2]

Composition and classification

It is a L5 type ordinary chondrite.

Notes

1. Meteoritical Bulletin Database: Monte Milone
2. (in Italian) History of Mineralogic Museum of "La Sapienza" University, Rome Archived 2012-06-29 at the Wayback Machine

See also

• Glossary of meteoritics
• Meteorite

External links

• Meteoritical Bulletin Database