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| Basic information | Name: Monticello This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1982 or 1985 Country: United States Mass:  210 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 240 approved meteorites classified as Howardite. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Howardites, and HED achondrites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 80:
Monticello Wayne County, Kentucky, USA Found 1982 May 29. Achondrite (howardite). A 210-g stone was found on the shore of Lake Cumberland. See Olsen et al. (1987) for details of classification and petrology. Note that the latitude given by Olsen et al. (1987) is incorrect. Specimens: main mass, Planetary Studies Foundation, 612 Chatham Circle, Algonquin, IL 60102, USA; type specimen, Dept. Geology, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL, 60605, USA. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 80, MAPS 31, A175-A180 (1996)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 25 approved meteorites from Kentucky, United States (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 1677 approved meteorites from United States (plus 224 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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