Copyright - M.Bandli - Historic Meteorites
GOALPARA
Goalpara District, Assam, India
Found in 1868 Note: Likely Fall from 1867 - Ureilite
No. B207.1 - a 10.63 gram corner with fusion crust. From the Martin G. Horejsi Collection of Meteorites.
Provenance: UC San Diego, La Jolla; by transfer to The University of Oregon; by transfer to The Martin Horejsi Collection.
Historical Notes: Goalpara was found in the jewel collection of the Rajah of Goalpara, which was donated to the Indian Museum in 1868. The 2.7 kilogram oriented stone was recognized as a meteorite that same year,
Though Goalpara is noted as a find, there is some evidence to suggest that it fell around 1867. the meteorite shows little evidence of weathering.
