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Hraschina meteorite
Meteorite that fell in 1751 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hraschina is the official name of an iron meteorite that fell in 1751 near the village of Hrašćina in Hrvatsko Zagorje, Croatia.[1][2] This meteorite is important because it was the first fall of an iron meteorite viewed and reported by a significant number of witnesses,[3] despite its low remaining total known weight.[2] The Hraschina meteorite also proved that rocks really can "fall from the skies".[4]
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Hraschina | |
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Type | Iron |
Structural classification | Medium octahedrite |
Class | IID |
Composition | Fe 89%, Ni 10.5%, Ge 89.4 ppm, Ga 74.5 ppm |
Country | Croatia |
Region | Hrvatsko Zagorje |
Coordinates | 46°06′N 16°20′E[1] |
Observed fall | Yes |
Fall date | 26 May 1751 |
TKW | about 49 kg[1] |
Alternative names | Agram, Hrascina, Hrasina, Zagrab, Zagreb, Zagrebačko željezo[1] |
![]() Etched slice with Widmanstätten patterns, Naturhistorisches Museum Wien | |
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