A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Siderolite (stony-iron meteorite) from Shelburg, Ontario |
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| Description | Siderolite is a term that refers to a stony-iron meteorite. This siderolite sample is about 3 cm across. Most meteorites burn up in the Earth's atmosphere. Of those that make it to Earth, only about 1% are siderolites. |
| Location | Canada ▹ Ontario. Near Shelburg. |
| Photographer | Nessa Eull. 2001-06-26. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #40. |
| Key words | siderolite, stony-iron meteorite, meteorite, Ontario, Canada |
| Tech details | 204 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 899 |
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