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| Basic information | Name: Guin This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1969 Country: United States Mass:  34.5 kg | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 146 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Iron, ungrouped. [show all] Search for other: Iron meteorites, Metal-rich meteorites, and Ungrouped irons | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 62:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. DISCOVERY OF THE GUIN, USA, IRON METEORITE Name: GUIN Place of find: Near Guin, Marion County, Alabama, USA. 33°58'N., 87°55'W. Date of find: 1969, recognized 1972 Class and type: Iron. Octahedrite, coarse Number of individual specimens: 1 Total weight: 34.5 kg Circumstances of find: Found during hay mowing. Source: G.I Huss, P.O. Box 2098, Denver, Colorado 80201, USA, and J. Westcott, P.O. Box 327, Sedona, Arizona 86336, USA. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 62, Meteoritics 19, 49-57 (1984)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 18 approved meteorites from Alabama, United States (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 1894 approved meteorites from United States (plus 890 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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