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Motpena (b) | |||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Motpena (b) This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1972 Country: Australia Mass: 304 g | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 22 approved meteorites classified as Chondrite-ung. [show all] Search for other: Ungrouped chondrites | ||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 68:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. Motpena (b) Near Parachilna, South Australia, Australia Found 17 May 1972 Stone. Ordinary chondrite, ungrouped, type 6 (CHANOM). Of the three stones found on sand ridges to the E of Motpena cattle station, two, 141 g and 163 g, are distinct and named Motpena (b). Olivine Fa11.7, A. L. Graham, pers. comm., 1988. Distinct from Commodore (H6, olivine Fa18.9) found at the same locality; and from Motpena (L6, olivine Fa25.8). Note: The stone previously known as Motpena should now be named Motpena (a). | ||||||||||||||||
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 68, Meteoritics 25, 59-70 (1990)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 240 approved meteorites from South Australia, Australia (plus 3 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters) This is 1 of 718 approved meteorites from Australia (plus 11 unapproved names) (plus 27 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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