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DURALA 1815
HISTORIC INDIAN METEORITES
Durala L6; Punjab, India, fell 1815 Feb. 18, crusted fragment, 0.191 g
From: Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India, Vol. 99: Indian Meteorites by M. V. N. Murthy, S. N. P. Srivastava and Ananda Dube, 1968:
A large stone, rather more than 25 lbs in weight fell after an explosion was heard from a distance of 25 miles of the stone recovered from this fall (12.8 kg) indicates that the original stone was more likely about 29 lbs in weight. The grater part of the recovered mass (12,051 grams) is in the British Museum. C.A. Silberred, Mineral Mag. 23, No. 149, p. 301, (1932) states: It is said to have fallen at Duralla, 30°20`; N., 76° 41`; E., 17 miles from Ambala in Patiala State. The one inch map shows no such village, but there are two villages Surala Kalan and Surala Khurd at 30° 18`; N., 76° 38`; E., 13 miles S. by E. of Rajpura (North Western Railway). He adds that Durala is probably a mistranslation of Surala. (Coulson, 1940, p. 84).
FUTTEHPUR 1822
Futtehpur L 6 vnd.; Uttar Pradesh, India, fell 1822 Nov.30, TKW: 2.2 kg, 0.478 g, ex. Nininger coll.
AKBARPUR 1838
Akbarpur H4 br.; Uttar Pradesh, India, fell 1838 April 18, TKW: 1.8 kg, 0.292 g, ex coll. NEMS
SHALKA 1850
Shalka DIO; West Bengal, India, fell 1850 Nov. 30, 1.28 g, ex coll. Dr. M. Horeisj, USA
YATOOR 1852
BUSTEE 1852
Bustee Aubrite; India, fell 1852 December 2, TKW: 1.36 kg, 0.13 g (ex coll. N. Classen).
SEGOWLIE 1853
Segowlie L6; Bihar, India, fell 1853 March 4, 0.937 g, ex coll. NEMS
PARNALLEE 1857
Parnallee LL3.6; Madura, India, fell 1857 Feb. 28, 3.7 g with troilite inclusion.
DHURMSALA 1860
Dhurmsala LL6; Himachal Pradesh, India, fell 1860 July 14, 13.4 g
MANBHOOM 1863
Manbhoom LL6; West Bengal, India, fell 1863 Dec. 22, TKW: 1.5 kg, 2.49 g
DANDAPUR 1878
BAROTI 1910
Baroti L6; Himachal Pradesh, India, fell 1910 Sept. 15; 0.307g, ex coll. NEMS.
KUTTIPPURAM 1914
Kuttippuram L6; Kerala, India, fell 1914 April 6, 0.404 g, ex coll. NEMS
KHANPUR 1932