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II. On the chemical and mineralogical composition of the dhurmsalla meteoric stone

1867; Royal Society; Volume: 15; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1098/rspl.1866.0048

2053-9126

Samuel Haughton,

Astro and Planetary Science

On the 14th July 1860, at 2.15 p .m ., a remarkable meteoric stone fell at Dhurmsalla, in the Punjab; a small specimen of which was forwarded to the Geological Museum of Trinity College, which I have analyzed with the results contained in the following paper. The direction of the motion of the meteorite was ascertained to be from N. N. W. to S. S. E. The cold of the fragments that fell was so intense as to benumb the hands of the coolies who picked them up but who were obliged, in consequence of their coldness, instantly to drop them.