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| Basic information | Name: Hueco Tanks This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1985 Country: United States Mass:  314 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 12780 approved meteorites (plus 11 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 64:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. DISCOVERY OF THE HUECO TANKS, USA, STONY METEORITE Name: HUECO TANKS Place of find: Found about 6 miles W. of Hueco Tanks State Park, El Paso County, Texas, USA. 31°55'N., 106°9'W, approximately Date of find: 25 December, 1985 Class and type: Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). Olivine Fa24. Number of individual specimens: 1 Total weight 314g Circumstances of find: Found by Mr. George Bioole in a sand blow while hunting for insects. Source: R. A. Haag, 2990 E. Michigan Street, Tucson, Arizona 85714, USA. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 64, Meteoritics 21, 309-313 (1986)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 317 approved meteorites from Texas, United States (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 3 impact craters) This is 1 of 1927 approved meteorites from United States (plus 866 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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