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| Basic information | Name: Harleton This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1961 Country: United States Mass:  8.36 kg | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 12331 approved meteorites (plus 8 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 22:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. FALL OF HARLETON STONY METEORITE, USA Name: HARLETON. The place of fall or discovery: Harleton, Harrison County, Texas, φ = 32° 40.5' N, λ = 94°30.7'W. Date of fall or discovery: FALL, May 30, 1961 at 22h30m Central Time. Class and type: STONY, white chondrite. Number of individual specimens: 1. Total weight: 8.36 kg. Circumstances of the fall or discovery: This stone was recovered within a few minutes after it fell. It penetrated the sandy soil about 75 cm. The meteorite was obtained within 14 days of its fall and will be part, of the collections of the U. S. National Museum (Washington, USA). Source: Report sent by Dr. E. P. Henderson (Washington, USA) in a letter to E. I.. Krinov, August 22, 1961. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 22, Moscow (1961)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 313 approved meteorites from Texas, United States (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 3 impact craters) This is 1 of 1894 approved meteorites from United States (plus 890 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Synonyms: |
Harliton (In NHM Cat) | ||||||||||||||||