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| Basic information | Name: Little River (a) This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1967 Country: United States Mass:  4.4 kg | ||||||||||||||||
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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 49:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. LITTLE RIVER, Rice County, Kansas; φ = 38°23' N, λ = 98°1' W. FOUND, 1965; recognized 1968. STONY, chondrite. Number of individual specimens: 2. Total weight: 16.1 kg. Circumstances of fall or discovery: One 11.7 kg. individual was plowed up in 1965. A 4.4 kg. individual was recovered in 1967 while digging a pond to hold water for irrigation. PLAINS, Yoakum County, Texas; φ = 33°9' N, λ = 102°48' W. FOUND, 1964. | ||||||||||||||||
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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 1927 approved meteorites from United States (plus 866 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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