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Farmington

Basic information

Name: Farmington
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1890
Country: United States
Mass: 89.4 kg

Classification
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NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	L5
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	L5
Recommended:			L5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 8890 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as L5. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

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Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards
Matteo Chinellato
Peter Marmet
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
David L. Ribeca
Gerald Armstrong
harlan trammell
Jon Shapiro
MeteoriteCollector.org - AMNH - New York
MeteoriteCollector.org - MTCU - Monnig Collection
MeteoriteCollector.org - USNM - Smithsonian
Phil Schmitz
Rene Schmit
Woreczko Jan & Wadi

Geography:

United States

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(39° 45'N, 97° 2'W)
Recommended::	(39° 45'N, 97° 2'W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 147 approved meteorites from Kansas, United States (plus 1 unapproved name) (plus 1 impact crater)
This is 1 of 1927 approved meteorites from United States (plus 866 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters)

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Synonyms

Framington (In NHM Cat)
Washington (In NHM Cat)
Washington County (In NHM Cat)

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