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| Basic information | Name: Krider This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1978 Country: United States Mass:  2.39 kg | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 6825 approved meteorites (plus 6 unapproved names) classified as H6. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 62:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. DISCOVERY OF THE KRIDER, USA, STONY METEORITE Name: KRIDER Place of find: Near Krider, Roosevelt County, New Mexico, USA. 34°28'N., 103°55'18"W. Date of find: 1978 Class and type: Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6). Olivine Fa20.4. Number of individual specimens: 1 Total weight: 2386 g Circumstances of find: Found during ploughing 9.6 km NE. of Krider. Source: G.I. Huss, P.O. Box 2098, Denver, Colorado 80201, USA. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 62, Meteoritics 19, 49-57 (1984)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 228 approved meteorites from New Mexico, United States (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 1927 approved meteorites from United States (plus 866 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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