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| Basic information | Name: Glatton This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1991 Country: United Kingdom Mass:  767 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 12780 approved meteorites (plus 11 unapproved names) classified as L6. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 71:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. Glatton Cambridgeshire, England Fell May 5, 1991, 1230 local time. Stone. Ordinary chondrite (L6). A single mass weighing 767 g was recovered from a garden immediately after its fall. Despite a search in the area, no more material was recovered. Classification and analysis, olivine Fa24.5, R. Hutchison, The Natural History Museum, London. Thin section and main mass at The Natural History Museum, London SW7 5BD, England. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 71, Meteoritics 26, 255-262 (1991)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 15 approved meteorites from England, United Kingdom (plus 13 unapproved names) This is 1 of 23 approved meteorites from United Kingdom (plus 23 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||
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