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Gail

Basic information

Name: Gail
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1948
Country: United States
Mass: 4.65 kg

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 8	(1958)	Unknown
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	H4
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	H4
Recommended:			H4 [explanation]

This is 1 of 6459 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H4. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Writeup

Writeup from MB 8:
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GAIL, Texas, U. S. A. ?

Literature: 1. F. Leonard. A Classificational Catalog of the meteoritic falls of the World, 1956, p.8.

Bibliography:

Leonard F.C. (1956) A classificational catalog of the meteoritic falls of the world. University of California Press, Berkeley, (link)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 8, Moscow (1958)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards
Mark Bostick
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Dave Johnson
MeteoriteCollector.org - FCOM - Russ Finney
MeteoriteCollector.org - MTCU - Monnig Collection
Michael S. Scherman
Phil Schmitz
Robert Zdancewicz
Woreczko Jan & Wadi

Geography:

United States

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(32° 42'N, 101° 36'W)
Recommended::	(32° 42'N, 101° 36'W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 314 approved meteorites from Texas, United States (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 3 impact craters)
This is 1 of 1919 approved meteorites from United States (plus 867 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters)

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