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| Basic information | Name: Leoville This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1961 Country: United States Mass:  8.1 kg | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 605 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as CV3. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CV chondrites, and CV-CK clan chondrites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 49:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. LEOVILLE, Decatur County, Kansas; φ = 38°48' N, λ = 100° 25' W. FOUND, 1961 or 1962; recognized 1965. STONY, polymict breccia of carbonaceous chondrite and achondrite. Number of individual specimens: 1 and one fragment. Total weight: 8.1 kg. Circumstances of fall or discovery: One 1.6 kg. specimen was first plowed up in 1961 or 1962 and left under a fence until 1965. One 6.5 kg. fragment representing about two-thirds of an individual was found lying in a farm yard; When and where it was plowed up is not known. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 49, Moscow (1970) reprinted Meteoritics 6, 111-124 (1970)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 147 approved meteorites from Kansas, United States (plus 1 unapproved name) (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 1893 approved meteorites from United States (plus 890 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Synonyms: |
Leoville (a) (In NHM Cat) | ||||||||||||||||