* Astronomy

Title: METEORITES OF VIRGINIA
Author: F. B. Hoffer

The earliest published description of the Norfolk meteorite seems to be a brief note made by Reeds (1937).
"A mass of about 53 pounds fell in 1906. It was placed on exhibition at the Jamestown, Virginia Exposition, 1907, by Dr. E. A. Shubert of Virginia. He again exhibited it in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 191 1 and 1912, and sold it to Dr. D. J. Cable of Pittsburgh. Mr. Lloyd B. Curtie obtained the specimen from Mr. Cable in settlement of a debt, June 20, 1923 and sold it to the American Museum of Natural History, June 26, 1923."
Because of the weathered condition of this iron, it was considered probably not an observed fall. This observation was confirmed by Schaeffer and Heymann (1965) who noted that the Norfolk meteorite did not contain detectable Ar-39, so that it is definitely a find.

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