Tessera

Venice Province, Italy

Found 2000 February 26

Ordinary chondrite (H4)

A brilliant fireball was observed on 2000 February 12 at 23:30 local time, but no meteorites were immediately recovered. On February 26, Matteo Chinellato found nine crusted stones (masses between 2.5 and 6.9 g) within a few meters of each other, but the amount of weathering seen casts doubt on whether these fell only two weeks before. A 10.7 g stone was found at a later date, bringing the total mass to 51.3 g. Classification and mineralogy (J. Otto, Frei): olivine, Fa18.0–18.6; pyroxene, Fs16.6–17.1Wo0.5–1.2; shock stage, S2; weathering grade, W1. Specimens: 12 g, M. Chinellato; 2.9 g, Frei; 5.5 g, RBINS; 6.9 g, Vatican; a few grams, Bologna U.