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Title:
Molina de Segura: the largest meteorite fall in Spain
Authors:
Martínez-Frías, Jesús; Hernández, Rosario Lunar
Publication:
Astronomy & Geophysics, Volume 49, Issue 4, pp. 4.26-4.29.
Publication Date:
08/2008
Origin:
A&G
DOI:
10.1111/j.1468-4004.2008.49426.x
Bibliographic Code:
2008A&G....49d..26M

Abstract

This year is the 150th anniversary of the largest meteorite fall in Spain: the Molina H5 ordinary chondrite. This paper aims to bring to light this emblematic and remarkable meteorite event in the social-scientific context of 1858 by: giving a brief overview of the evolution of research on meteorites in Spain; explaining the circumstances surrounding the fall, recovering unique historical documentation about the event; and describing its main mineralogical, petrologic and geochemical features. Finally, a minor change of the meteorite's name is proposed, in line with the renaming of the locality of the fall.
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