Letter from Oscar Monnig to Brian Mason (November 9, 1965) with Notecard on Cranfills Gap Meteorite

dc.creator	Monnig, Oscar
dc.date.accessioned	2024-01-25T16:15:09Z
dc.date.available	2024-01-25T16:15:09Z
dc.date.issued	1965-11-09
dc.identifier.uri	https://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/61901
dc.description	Letter from Oscar Monnig to Brian Mason (of the American Museum of Natural History) sending him a sample of the Cranfills Gap to be used for classificational purposes. Provides a brief history of the meteorite, and asks after Mason's work down in Australia. Includes stapled on handwritten notecard on the Cranfills Gap meteorite, including size and weight.
dc.relation	Oscar Monnig Papers (MS 124)
dc.rights	Prior written permission from TCU Special Collections required to use any document or photograph.
dc.source	Series III, Box 05, Cranfills Gap – HV Schulz, 1960-1984 folder
dc.subject	Meteorite
dc.subject	Cranfills Gap meteorite
dc.subject	Cranfills Gap (Tex.)
dc.subject	H6 chondrite
dc.subject	Schulz, Herbert V.
dc.subject	Mason, Brian
dc.subject	American Museum of Natural History
dc.subject	Henderson, Edward P.
dc.subject	Tektites
dc.subject	Meteoritical Society
dc.title	Letter from Oscar Monnig to Brian Mason (November 9, 1965) with Notecard on Cranfills Gap Meteorite
dc.type	Document
dc.description.transcription	Cranfills Gap Texas - fragment of main mass 16 lbs 2 oz piece taken off by brother 2-3 lbs? cut piece 7 oz? polished this fragment 24.7 gm from HV Schulz Midland Texas 10/21/65

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