Contents
Preface
Introduction
Increasing number of meteorites
Circular of July 1893
Short survey of the total known weights of meteorites
Request for further information
Present distribution of meteorites
Invitation for exchange of meteorites
Exchange facilitated by a scale of values
Explanatory notes for the inventory of meteorites in alphabetical order along with an explanation of abbreviations
Abert-Eisen --- Angra dos Reis
Antifona --- Avilez
Babb's Mill --- Bemdego
Benares --- Bitburg
Bjelaja Zerkow -- Boyett
Brahin --- Bremervorde
Brenham -- Butsura
Cabarras Co.--- Caryfort
Casale --- Charwallas
Chassigny --- Coahuila
Cobija --- Cowra
Crab Orchard --- Czartorya
Dalton --- Djati-Pengilon
Doab --- Dyalpur
Hacienda Concepcion --- Hizen
Hollands Store --- Hungen
Kaaba --- Klein-Wenden
Knasta --- Kusiali
La Baffe --- Lexington Co
Liberty --- Llando del Inca
Lockport --- Lutschaunig
Macao --- Mazapil
Mecca --- Mittel-Stuhre
Mocs --- Mysore
Nagaya --- Newton Co
Ngawi --- Nyons
Pacula --- Plymouth
Pnompehn --- Putnam Co.
Sabetmahet --- Sawiauk
Scheikahr Stattan --- Sewrukof
Shalka --- Ssyromolotow
Staartje --- Szlanicza
Tabarz --- Thuringen
Tieschitz --- Tourinnes-la-Grosse
Transsylvania --- Tysnes
Waconda --- Wyoming
Xiquipilco
Yanhuitlan --- Youndegin
Zaborzika --- Zweibrucken
Appendix
Poorly documented meteorites. Some pseudometeorites.
Three recent falls (Lesves, Madrid und Nagy-Borove).
An attempt to determine the exchange value of meteorites
There are eight factors to be taken into consideration:
Total known weight.
Petrographic properties (occasional change of group weights).
Number of owners.
Future meteorite falls - Legal ownership / Nationalization!).
cost factor.
State of preservation and condition weathering degree, fracturing, etc.
Historical interest.
Fall or find.
Finding different formulae
Rounding off weights and the number of owners/institutions
Choosing a formula
Tabulation of the values
Examples
Systematic overview of existing meteorites and their exchange values