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RE: Bruderheim meteorite

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Name: BRUDERHEIM
The place of fall or discovery: near Bruderheim, Alberta, Canada: Lat. = 53°54'; Long. = 112°54' W.
Date of fall or discovery: FALL, March 4, 1960; 08h 06m U T.
Class and type: STONY, grey chondrite.
The number of individual specimens: 350; meteorite shower.
Total weight: over 180 kg.
The circumstances of the fall or discovery: the fall of the meteorite shower was accompanied by a bolide observed by many witnesses. This meteorite shower have been collected over an area some 3 km across. The investigation of the fall of the meteor shower and the collection of meteorites have been made by Professor R. E. Folinsbee, Chairman of the Department of Geology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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March 4, 1960: Massive meteorite illuminates the sky northeast of Edmonton

Shortly after 1 a.m., a brilliant meteorite flared across the sky and disintegrated with a blinding flash near Bruderheim, 50 kilometres northeast of Edmonton.
Nearby houses were shaken, windows rattled and furniture moved by shock waves. The flash was reportedly visible for 320 km, followed by detonations like a sonic boom audible over an area of 5,100 square km.
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The Bruderheim (L6) meteorite fell in Alberta, Canada, on the 4th March, 1960.
A total mass of 303 kg was recovered.

53° 54'N, 112° 53'W