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| Basic information | Name: Gruñidora This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1998 Country: Mexico Mass:  130 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 6415 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 83:
Gruñidora Zacatecas, Mexico Found 1998 September Ordinary chondrite (H4) A 130 g meteorite was found near La Gruñidora by Juan Trejo while searching in the easternmost part of the Nuevo Mercurio strewnfield. Classification and mineralogy (D. Weber, Mün): olivine, Fa18.0; pyroxene, Fs15.2 ±1.8; shock stage, S2; weathering grade, W4. Specimens: main mass, Heinlein; type specimen, 1.6 g, and thin section, Mün. | ||||||||||||||||
| Institutions and collections |
Heinlein: Dieter Heinlein, Lilienstrasse 3, 86156 Augsburg, Germany; Website (private address) Mün: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 83, MAPS 34, A169-A186 (1999)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 14 approved meteorites from Zacatecas, Mexico This is 1 of 113 approved meteorites from Mexico (plus 4 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||
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