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| Basic information | Name: Seymour This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1940 Country: United States Mass:  25.9 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 84 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IAB-MG. [show all] Search for other: IAB complex irons, Metal-rich meteorites, and Iron meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 29:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. Mr. Brandon Barringer (Philadelphia, USA) reports in a letter of December 4, 1963 the discovery of 26 kg iron meteorite near Marshfield, Missouri, USA, by Claude Dicson some forty years ago on his farm. Writeup from MB 31: Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. DISCOVERY OF SEYMOUR IRON METEORITE, USA Name: SEYMOUR. The place of fall or discovery: 10 km NNW of Seymour, Webster County, Missouri, USA; φ = 37°15' N, λ = 92°47' W. Date of fall or discovery: FOUND about 1940, but not reported until 1963. Class and type: IRON, octahedrite containing large nodules of troilite. Number of individual specimens: 1. Total weight: 25.9 kg. Circumstances of the fall or discovery: Found by Claude Dickson while plowing. Source: Report of Prof. W. F. Read (Appleton, USA) in a letter, 111.30, 1964 (see also the Meteoritical Bulletin, No 29, 1964, p. 4). | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 29, Moscow (1964) Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 31, Moscow (1964)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 23 approved meteorites from Missouri, United States (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters) This is 1 of 1677 approved meteorites from United States (plus 224 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Synonyms: |
Marshfield (In NHM Cat) | ||||||||||||||||||||