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| Basic information | Name: Elyria This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1971 Country: United States Mass:  10.9 kg | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 351 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IIIAB. [show all] Search for other: IIIAB irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 52:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. DISCOVERY OF THE ELYRIA, KANSAS, IRON METEORITE Name: ELYRIA Place of find: Elyria, McPherson County, Kansas. 38°16.8'N, 97°21.9'W. Date of find: Recognized as a meteorite in 1971. Class and type: Iron. Medium octahedrite. Number of individual specimens: 1 Total weight: 10.9 kg Circumstances of find: The meteorite was plowed up near the brow of a low hill. It was encased in a layer of oxide about 4 to 5 mm thick. Source: Glenn I Huss, American Meteorite Laboratory, P.O. Box 2098, Denver, Colorado 80201. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 52, Meteoritics 9, 101-121 (1974)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 147 approved meteorites from Kansas, United States (plus 1 unapproved name) (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 1934 approved meteorites from United States (plus 866 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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