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| Basic information | Name: Leslie This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1968 Country: United States Mass:  895 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 11372 approved meteorites (plus 22 unapproved names) classified as H5. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 83:
Leslie Hall County, Texas, USA Found ~1968 Ordinary chondrite (H5) An 895 g stone was found by Mr. John Hancock of Memphis, Texas, in an old native American campsite. It is possible that the stone was transported from its original fall location by the indigenous people. Description and classification (M. Zolensky, JSC): stone is extremely weathered, containing abundant Fe oxides and Ca sulfate, and almost no metal; olivine, Fa19.7; pyroxene, Fs19.8 (possibly too high due to weathering); feldspar, Ab70–75Or3–4; shock stage, S2/3. Specimens: 10.8 g and type thin section, JSC; main mass with finder. | ||||||||||||||||
| Institutions and collections |
JSC: Mailcode XI, 2101 NASA Parkway, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77058, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 28 Jul 2022) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 83, MAPS 34, A169-A186 (1999)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 314 approved meteorites from Texas, United States (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 3 impact craters) This is 1 of 1919 approved meteorites from United States (plus 867 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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