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| Basic information | Name: Metsäkylä This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1938 Country: Finland Mass:  1200 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 6493 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H4. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 30:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. METSAKYLA, Finland; φ = 60°39'N, λ =27°04'E. FOUND 1938, 1 kg. Writeup from MB 31: Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. Metsakyla, village Metsakyla, Vehkalahti district, Finland; φ = 60°39' N, λ = 27°04' E. FOUND, in the autumn of 1938. STONY, olivine - bronzite chondrite. 1 specimen, weight about 1 kg. The meteorite was found by Kalle Kunnari. Source: Report of Prof. H. B. Wiik (Otaniemi, Finland) and Prof. B. Mason (New York, US A) V.29, 1964. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 30, Moscow (1964) Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 31, Moscow (1964)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 3 approved meteorites from Kymi, Finland This is 1 of 13 approved meteorites from Finland (plus 11 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Synonyms: |
Metsaekylae (In NHM Cat) | ||||||||||||||||