Benton is a meteorite found near the village of Benton, New Brunswick following a fireball. Two masses were found but the meteorites were split up. The largest fragment is now in the Canadian National Meteorite Collection, Ottawa. Classification It is classified as LL6-ordinary chondrite. The geological history of Benton has four stages: chondrule formation and accumulation, brecciation, thermal metamorphism and finally shock vein formation. See also Glossary of meteoritics Meteorite fall References Meteorites found in Canada 1949 in New Brunswick