Inspired somewhat by "Meteorite Men" I make a map of the known meteorite falls in Alberta and Saskatchewan.

A few things to note - first of all, given the size of the province, there are remarkably few meteorite finds. Kansas, for comparison, has upwards of 160 reported meteorite finds, Alberta - at 3 times the size, doesn't even have 20. Most of Alberta and Saskatchewan meteorites were found in the upper 2/3 of the province - showing the settlement of the provinces (from North to South). About half of them were collected after observed falls - like the Buzzard Coulee Meteorite found south of Lloydminster, the Peace River Meteorite, etc. Others were ploughed up by farmers and brought in - often decades later - to Universities for analysis. One was even found in a farmers rock-pile - which - I suspect - is the graveyard for more than a few Alberta Meteorites. And many of the locations marked only yielded a few specimens - meaning - if there was a strewn field (and certainly there was, more than likely several) abundant other specimens are waiting to be collected.

For sure there are a lot more out there. Now make your own map and go looking...

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