Oregon meteorites

Oregon Meteorites
6 meteorites have been recovered in Oregon
< Sam's Valley
IIIAB iron (medium octahedrite), 7.9kg approximate recovered weight.  Found in 1894 in Jackson County. See Write-up in Meteoritical Bulletin Database.
Willamette >
IIIAB iron (medium octahedrite), 15.5 metric tons approximate recovered weight.  Found in 1902 in what is now West Linn. See Write-up in Meteoritical Bulletin Database. (Photo courtesy of Lake Oswego Public Library.)
 
< Klamath Falls
IIIF Iron (medium octahedrite), 17 kg approximate recovered weight.  Found in 1952. See Write-up in Meteoritical Bulletin Database.
Salem >
L6 ordinary chondrite, 61g approximate recovered weight.  Fell on May 11, 1981 at 1:15 a.m. See Write-up in Meteoritical Bulletin Database. 
< Morrow County

L6 ordinary chondrite, 18.2 kg stone. Found 1999, recognized 2010. See Write-up in Meteoritical Bulletin Database and also CML press release.
Fitzwater Pass >

IIIF iron, 65.4 g. Found 1974, recognized 2010. See Write-up in Meteoritical Bulletin Database and also CML press release.

 
Oregon Meteorite Hoaxes
Some meteorites reportedly found in Oregon have been discredited
Mulino
Port Orford
South Slough

 
Reference
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. See the copy that Mr. Mustoe generously provided for this web site.



 
 
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