Meteorites

Meteorites

Polish Meteorite Service

Morasko - iron meteorite IIICD...................

Polish Meteorite Service - Summary.

Meteorites are becoming more and more popular among astronomy and geology fans. Since early 90-ties there has been growing interest in them in Poland. During that time over 100 private collections originated, a few books and many articles were published. Museums and universities also showed interest, organizing exhibitions. Each year almost 50 mineral shows and exhibitions take place and at most of them you can encounter or buy meteorites. The biggest collectors' shows are in Warszawa, Krakow, Lodz and Sosnowiec. Quarterly magazine "Meteoryt" for collectors and meteorite fans has been published since 1992. Polish Meteorite Service web page exists since 1999 and contains basic useful information about meteorites - their nature, types, identification. Collectors' interest news are included such as info about exhibits, meetings, search expeditions as well as advice for buyers. Polish Meteorite Service is the biggest and greatest polish web page concerning the subject. Poland has been a place of landing of some big and famous meteor showers - Pultusk, Lowicz and Morasko. Below you can find photographs and data about major Polish meteorites.

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Morasko				Pultusk

Lowicz				Baszkowka

Pilawa				Zaklodzie

Baszkowka

- Type - Stone
- Class - Ordinary Chondrite
- Group - L5
- Fall - 1994 August 25
- Location - Poland, Warsaw, Latitude - 52,02 N, Longitude - 20,56 E
- Approx. Weight - 15,5 kg

Bialystok

- Type - Stone
- Class - Achondrite Howardite
- Group - HOW
- Fall - 1827 October 5
- Location - Poland, Latitude - 53,6 N, Longitude - 23,12 E
- Approx. Weight - 4 kg

Gnadenfrei (local name Pilawa Gorna)

- Type - Stone
- Class - Ordinary Chondrite
- Group - H5
- Fall - 1879 May 17
- Location - Poland, Latitude - 50,40 N, Longitude - 16,46 E
- Approx. Weight - 1,75 kg

Grüneberg (local name Wilkanowko)

- Type - Stone
- Class - Ordinary Chondrite
- Group - H4
- Fall - 1841 March 22
- Location - Poland, Silesia, Latitude - 51,56 N, Longitude - 15,30 E
- Approx. Weight - 1 kg

Grzempach (local name Grzempy)

- Type - Stone
- Class - Ordinary Chondrite
- Group - H5
- Fall - 1910 September 3
- Location - Poland, Poznan, Latitude - 52,52 N, Longitude - 16,38 E
- Approx. Weight - 0,69 kg

Krzadka

- Type - Iron
- Class - Octahedrite
- Group - ?
- Find - 1929 July
- Location - Poland, Latitude - 50,22 N, Longitude - 21,44 E
- Approx. Weight - 2-3 kg

Lowicz

- Type - Stony - iron
- Class - Mesosiderite
- Group - MES
- Fall - 1935 March120
- Location - Poland, Latitude - 52,0 N, Longitude - 19,55 E
- Approx. Weight - 59 kg

Morasko

- Type - Iron
- Class - Coarse octahedrite
- Group - IIICD
- Find - 1914
- Location - Poland, Poznan, Latitude - 52,28 N, Longitude - 16,54 E
- Approx. Weight - 288,5 kg

Pultusk

- Type - Stone
- Class - Ordinary Chondrite
- Group - H5
- Fall - 1868 January 30
- Location - Poland, Warsaw, Latitude - 52,46 N, Longitude - 21,16 E
- Approx. Weight - > 200 kg

Ratyn

- Type - Stone
- Class - ?
- Group - ?
- Fall - 1880 August 24
- Location - Poland, Kalisz, Latitude - 52,12 N, Longitude - 17,59 E
- Approx. Weight - 0,9 kg

Schellin (local name Skalin)

- Type - Stone
- Class - Ordinary Chondrite
- Group - L
- Fall - 1715 April 11
- Location - Poland, Stargard, Latitude - 53,21 N, Longitude - 15,3 E
- Approx. Weight - 0,34 kg

Schwetz (local name Swiecie)

- Type - Iron
- Class - Medium octahedrite
- Group - IIIAB
- Find - 1850
- Location - Poland, Kwidzyn - 53,24 N, Longitude - 18,27 E
- Approx. Weight - 21,5 kg

Seeläsgen (local name Przelazy)

- Type - Iron
- Class - Coarse octahedrite
- Group - IIICD
- Find - 1847
- Location - Poland, Zielona Gora, Latitude - 52,16 N, Longitude - 15,33 E
- Approx. Weight - 102 kg

Zaklodzie

- Type - Stone
- Class - Achondrite
- Group - ?
- Find - 1998 September (probably Fall 1897 April 21)
- Location - Poland, Zamosc, Latitude - 50,45 N, Longitude - 22,51 E
- Approx. Weight - 8,68 kg