THE RICHARDTON METEORITE 



T. T. QUIRKE 



University of Minnesota 



At 9:48 P.M. Mountain time, June 30, 1918/ a meteorite was 

 seen to fall in the country between Richardton and Mott, North 

 Dakota. Pieces fell on both sides of the line between Stark and 

 Hettinger counties within a strip about 9 miles wide from north 

 to south and 5 miles wide from east to west. The center of this 

 area lies in altitude 4.6° t,! ' 30" N. and longitude io2°i6'i7" W., 

 about 20 miles south of Richardton. 



The following data in regard to finders and specimens have 

 been collected. The finds are arranged in geographical order from 

 north to south. 



Names of Finders 



Weight 



Specimens 



Pounds Ounces 



Rochus Steiner. 

 Geo. B. Steiner. 

 Nickolas Kuntz 



Bernard Kuntz 



Lewis Loran . . . 



Frank Miller. . . 



Leo Kern 



Mat Schmidt . . 

 Benedict Fried. 

 Jacob Fried. . . . 

 Jozim Olheiser . 



I piece in fragments 



I piece 



I piece 



I piece 



I piece said to weigh 



I piece 



I piece 



I piece 



I piece 



I piece 



4 fragments 

 II pieces (largest 3 lbs.) 

 15 pieces 

 24 pieces (| to 2I lbs.) 



4 pieces 



3 pieces 



6 

 13 



18 

 7 

 4 

 o 



7 

 9 



7 

 17 



4 

 5i 



5* 



13 



This lists a total of 71 pieces, weighing 123 lbs. 6 oz. It is 

 reported, however, that at least 60 lbs. of material in addition 



^The date was erroneously reported as July 26, 1918, ina preliminary statement 

 in Science, New Series, Vol. XLIX (Jan. 24, 1919), p. 92. 



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