Copyright - M.Bandli - Historic Meteorites

SIENA
Cosona, Italy
Fell June 16, 1794 - LL5 Chondrite

Collection No. B241.1 - a 3.99 gram end-cut with fusion crust.

Provenance: The British Museum of Natural History; by transfer to The Macovich Collection (Darryl Pitt); by transfer to Bonhams; by transfer to The David Gheesling Collection.

Below: Fusion crust that was created in the Italian atmosphere at approximately 7pm on June 16, 1794.

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Siena… Where do I begin? The fall that marked the beginning of modern meteoritics. In my opinion, the most historically important fall in history. So much has already been written on Siena that I will simply refer the reader to U.B. Marvin's report.

Marvin, U.B. (1995) Siena, 1794: History's most Consequential Meteorite Fall.

The abstract may be read online by following this link: