Chapter C

Campo del Cielo craters, 50, 65
Canyon Diablo crater, 44-52, 65, 66, 75, 96, 161, 162, 165, 174
Cape of Good Hope iron, 150
Cape York iron, 36, 37
Carlton meteorite, 75
Casas Grandes iron, 76
charms, meteorites used as, 134, 136
_see also_ sacred meteorites; superstitions
Chesterfield meteorite, 75
Chladni, E. F. F., 155-7
chondrules and chondrites, 124-6, 163
Chubb crater, 52-4
coins depicting meteorites, 148, 150
collection of meteorites in institutions, 20, 32, 34, 37, 38,
40-1, 90, 136, 158
comets, 114, 140, 164
composition of meteor-forming particles, 160-7
composition of meteorites, 118-26, 163, 179
composition of tektites, 136-8
Constantia stone, 74
contraterrene matter, 56, 58-60
convection-current hypothesis, 63-4
cosmic metal mine, 162, 174-6
cosmic rays, 168-71
craters, 17, 18, 20, 42-65, 66, 96, 143, 178, 179