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| Basic information | Name: Fish Canyon This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1992 Country: United States Mass:  27.3 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 82 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Iron, IAB complex. [show all] Search for other: IAB complex irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 84:
Fish Canyon Pima County , Arizona, USA Found 1992 August Iron, coarse octahedrite (IAB) A 27.3 g iron meteorite was found in a wash by John Harris. Classification and analysis (D. Hill and D. Kring, UAz): bandwidth, 1.85 mm; bulk metal composition, Ni = 6.50 wt%, Co = 3950 ppm, Ga = 72.8 ppm, Ir = 2.059 ppm. Specimens: 1.4 g, UAz; main mass with finder. | ||||||||||||||||
| Institutions and collections |
UAz: Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, 1629 E. University Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85721, United States (institutional address; updated 14 Jan 2012) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 84, MAPS 35, A199-A225 (2000)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 181 approved meteorites from Arizona, United States (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 1935 approved meteorites from United States (plus 866 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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