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| Basic information | Name: Långhalsen This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1947 Country: Sweden Mass:  2.3 kg | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 12313 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 20:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. LÅNGHALSEN, Vrena, Södermanland; 58°51'N, 16°44'E. FALL, February 6, 1947, 15 hrs. 15 min. Greenwich mean time. STONY, chondrite. 1 specimen, weighing 2.3 kg. A stone, accompanied by a whistling sound, fell on the ice of Lake Laughalsen and broke into four fragment. The main mass is in Stockholm. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 20, Moscow (1961)
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Statistics: This is the only approved meteorite from Sodermanlands, Sweden This is 1 of 14 approved meteorites from Sweden (plus 71 unapproved names) (plus 8 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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