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Jalandhar is a witnessed fall from the Punjab, India in 1621. Im not aware that any of the original material survives, although some of this iron meteorite was broken up, smelted, and used in the creation of swords and daggers.
Early, says he, on the 30th of Furverdeen, of the present year (1620), and in the eastern quarter of the heavens, there arose in one of the villages of the purgunnah of Jalindher, about 100 miles south-east of Lahore, such a great and tremendous noise as had nearly by its dreadful nature deprived the inhabitants of the place of their senses. During this noise a luminous body was observed to fall from about on the earth, suggesting to the beholders that the firmanent was raining fire. In a short time, the noise having subsided, and the inhabitants having recovered from their alarm, a courier was dispatched by them to Mahommed Syeed, the Aumil or fiscal superintendent of the Purgunnah, to advertise him of the event.

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The Jalandhar (Iron) meteorite fell in Punjab, India, on the 10th April, 1621.
A total mass of 1967 g was recovered.

31°N, 75°E



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