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| Basic information | Name: Maricopa This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1980 Country: United States Mass:  50 g | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 104 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, Ordinary chondrites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 59:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. DISCOVERY OF THE MARICOPA, USA, STONY METEORITE Name: MARICOPA Place of find: Approximately 10 miles north of Maricopa, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA. 33°15'N., 112°3'W. Date of find: May 18, 1980 Class and type: Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite. Olivine Fa18. Number of individual specimens: 1 Total weight: 50 g Circumstances of find: Not reported. 18 g in Tempe (Arizona State University). Source: C.F. Lewis, Center for Meteorite Studies, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 59, Meteoritics 16, 193-199 (1981)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 178 approved meteorites from Arizona, United States (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 1894 approved meteorites from United States (plus 890 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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