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| Basic information | Name: Greaterville This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1995 Country: United States Mass:  48 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 2062 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as L4. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 81:
Greaterville Pima County, Arizona, USA Found 1995 November Ordinary chondrite (L4) A 48 g stone was found by Professor J. Kriegh (Emeritus, University of Arizona), who was prospecting for gold with a metal de-tector. Mineralogy and classification (D. A. Kring, UAz): olivine, Fa24; pyroxene, Fs20; kamacite, 0.76 wt% Co; may be fragment of larger stone. Specimens: type specimen, 6 g, UAz; 6 g, Haag; 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) Haag: Robert Haag, P.O. Box 27527, Tucson, AZ 85726, United States; Website (private address) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 81, MAPS 32, A159-A166 (1997)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 179 approved meteorites from Arizona, United States (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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