[meteorite-list] Smallest Meteorite

aerubin at ucla.edu aerubin at ucla.edu
Thu Dec 6 01:33:16 EST 2012


Revelstoke had a recovered mass of about 1 g.  Yamato 8333 is listed  
as being 10 mg, which is only 1% as massive as Revelstoke.
Alan Rubin

Quoting Adam Hupe <raremeteorites at yahoo.com>:

> I thought Revelstok Canada which was just a smudge in the snow held  
> the record.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Adam
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Derek Yoost <mineral at optonline.net>
> To: Anne Black <impactika at aol.com>; meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Cc:
> Sent: Wednesday, December 5, 2012 4:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Smallest Meteorite
>
> I have a fully crusted Bensour from Morocco that only weighs .03 grams.
>
> Thanks, Derek.
>
> Anne Black <impactika at aol.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> This question came up on another forum.
>> What is the smallest meteorite known?  And I mean: still recognizable
>> (classifiable) as a meteorite.
>> And no, I am not talking about the highly questionable micrometeorites
>> supposedly found in gutters.
>>
>> I am sure one of you will know the answer!!
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>> Anne M. Black
>> www.IMPACTIKA.com
>> IMPACTIKA at aol.com
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