Meteorite "Charlevoix"

Title

Meteorite "Charlevoix"

Description

Origin: Charlevoix, Quebec
Catalog Number: C16
Sample Weight: 524.3 g

Not a meteorite, but a rock showing shattercone structure, which is evidence of a giant meteorite impact. Crater is 35 miles in diameter and is estimated to be 325 mil. years old. No meteorite fragments have been found.

Acquired from Tiara Observatory

Identifier

mr_003

Collection

Meteorites

Source

Display Case F3

Date

1966