Smithonia is an iron meteorite weighing 69.85 kilograms. Found in April 1940 around the town of Elberton , Georgia . It was reported that he fell six years before the discovery [1] .
| Smithonia | |
|---|---|
| Find or fall | Find |
| A country |  USA |
| A place | Georgia |
| Latitude | 34 Β° 0 'N |
| Longitude | 83 Β° 10 'W |
| Date of discovery | april 1940 |
| Mass, g | 69.85 kg |
| Number of copies | one |
| Type of | Iron IIA-H |
| Storage | Meteorite collection of RAS |
| Comment | 1 copy weighing about 66 kg. |
Content
Chemical Analysis
Held by Robert Wyant [2]
- Iron 93.42%
- Nickel 5.58%
- Cobalt 0.60%
- Phosphorus 0.20%
- Chrome 0.04%
- Carbon 0.01%
- Sulfur 0.10%
Platinum not found.
Notes
- β The Smithonia Meteorite .
- β The Smithonia meteorite, page 133