[meteorite-list] Re:Meteorite from Namur, Belgium, 1896

[Pelé Pierre-Marie]

Hello Chris,

I invite you to contact a specialist of belgian meteorites, Vincent Jacques.

Here's his email : meteorh3_6 at hotmail.com

I'm sure he'll have all the details about the Lesves meteorite fall.

Best regards,

Pierre-Marie PELE
www.meteor-center.com


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  Hi list, 
 
Does anyone know about a meteorite which fell in Lesves (50' 22" N - 4' 44" 
E), near Namur, in Belgium, on April 13th, 1896, at 7:30 pm? Apparently a 
farmer's son was 
injured but survived. A small crater was found. 
 
The stone (olivine - hypersthene chondrite, subtype L6)), about 8cm x 
20 cm, weighed 2kg. A 727g. piece is in the Museum of Natural History, in 
Brussels. 
 
www.spacepage.be/content/view/1326/53 
 
www.meteorites4sale.net/MET_L.HTM 
 
www.fieldmuseum.org/research_collections/geology/meteor_col.pdf 
 
I was wondering if there's any more information available on the story of 
the injured boy and the find. 
 
Regards, 
 
Chris