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| Basic information | Name: Gunlock This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1982 Country: United States Mass:  6.8 kg | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 17 approved meteorites classified as L3.2. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 67:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. Gunlock Washington County, Utah, USA Found, June 1982 Stone. Ordinary chondrite (L3). Two fragments which fitted together, were found about 50 yards apart on the S. slope of Padre Hill in Sect. 21, T.39S., R.18W. The larger fragment weighed about 15 lbs. Classification, olivine analysis, Fa9-36, M. Prinz et al. (1988) Meteoritics, 23, 297 and (1988) pers. comm. 3.9 kg in New York, American Museum of Natural History. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 67, Meteoritics 24, 57-60 (1989)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 27 approved meteorites from Utah, United States (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 1895 approved meteorites from United States (plus 890 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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