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| Basic information | Name: Harlowton This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1975 Country: United States Mass:  4 kg | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 68 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IAB-ung. [show all] Search for other: IAB complex irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 58:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. DISCOVERY OF THE HARLOWTON, USA, IRON METEORITE Name: HARLOWTON Place of find: Wheatland County, Montana, USA. 46°26'N., 109°50'W. Date of find: 1975 Class and type: Medium octahedrite (1.0 mm). Group IA, 8.82% Ni, 61.5 ppm Ga, 222 ppm Ge, 2.5 ppm Ir. Number of individual specimens: Not reported. Total weight: 4 kg. Circumstances of find: Not reported. 2.89 kg in Tempe, Arizona State University. Source: C.F. Lewis and C.B. Moore, 1976. Catalogue of Meteorites, Arizona State University and A. Kracher et al., 1980. Chemical classification of iron meteorites - IX. A new group (IIF), revision of IAB and IIICD and data on 57 additional irons. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 44, 773. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 58, Meteoritics 15, 235-240 (1980)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 7 approved meteorites from Montana, United States (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 1935 approved meteorites from United States (plus 866 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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