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Forrest Lakes 002
Basic information Name: Forrest Lakes 002
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1974
Country: Australia
Mass:help 52 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 77  (1994)  H5
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  H5
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  H5
Recommended:  H5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 11077 approved meteorites (plus 22 unapproved names) classified as H5.   [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Data from:
  MB77
  Table 7
  Line 33:
Date:1974
Latitude:29°35'5
Longitude:128°55'E
Mass (g):52
Pieces:3
Class:H5
Weathering grade:C
Fayalite (mol%):18.3
Ferrosilite (mol%):16.4
Classifier:A. W. R. Bevan and R A. Binns, Western Australian Museum, Perth WA, Australia
Main mass:Western Australian Museum
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 77, Meteoritics 29, 891-897 (1994)
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Geography:

Australia
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (29° 35'S, 128° 55'E)
     Recommended::   (29° 35'S, 128° 55'E)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 347 approved meteorites from Western Australia, Australia (plus 1 unapproved name) (plus 11 impact craters)
     This is 1 of 717 approved meteorites from Australia (plus 46 unapproved names) (plus 27 impact craters)
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