A nice summary of meteorites from Oregon, Washington,
and two from British Columbia can be found in:
Mustoe, George E. (1999) Meteorites from the Pacific
Northwest, Oregon Geology, Vol. 61, No. 2, March/April 1999.
Oregon Meteorites:
(only 4 meteorites have ever been recovered in Oregon)
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< Klamath Falls
IIIF Iron (medium octahedrite), 17 kg approximate recovered
weight. Found in 1952. |
| Salem >
L6 ordinary chondrite, 61g approximate recovered weight.
Fell on May 11, 1981 at 1:15 a.m. |
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< Sam's Valley
IIIAB iron (medium octahedrite), 7.9kg approximate recoverd
weight. Found in 1894 in Jackson County. |
| Willamette >
IIIAB iron (medium octahedrite), 15 tons approximate recovered
weight. Found in 1902 in what is now West Linn. (Photo courtesy of
Lake Oswego Public Library.) |
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Oregon Meteorite Hoaxes:
| Mulino |
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| Port Orford |
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| South Slough |
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