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| Basic information | Name: Kimbolton This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1976 Country: New Zealand Mass:  7.5 kg | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 6493 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H4. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 KIMBOLTON, NEW ZEALAND, STONY METEORITE Name: KIMBOLTON Place of find: 4 km WSW of Kimbolton, Manawatu district, North Island of New Zealand. 40°04'17"S., 175°43'49"E. Date of find: March 1976. Class and type: Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4). Number of individual specimens: 1. Specimen has one broken face, and represents an estimated 1/3-1/2 of original stone that fell. Total weight: 7.5 kg. Circumstances of find: The meteorite was found by Mr. R.H. DeRose when he was harrowing a ploughed field and the specimen became lodged in the harrowing equipment. Source: V.E. Neall and R.B. Stewart, Department of Soil Science, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 58, Meteoritics 15, 235-240 (1980)
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Statistics: This is the only approved meteorite from Wanganui-Manawatu, New Zealand This is 1 of 10 approved meteorites from New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
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