Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Nazareth (a)

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Revision of the naming of previously described Nazareth meteorites.

A number of meteorite specimens have been found in the Nazareth area, Castro County, Texas, USA. There have been a number of names given to this material in the recent literature. The following list of specimen names has been approved by the Nomenclature Committee of the Meteoritical Society and should be used in all future references to this material.

Name	Class	Original weight	Date of find
Nazareth (a)	L6	44g	1938
Nazareth (b)	L6	3.6 kg	1967
Nazareth (c)	H5	222 g	1970
Nazareth (d)	H6	1.5 kg	1968
Nazareth (e)	H6	13.1 kg	1977
Nazareth (iron)	IIIA	11.3 kg	1968

Notes:

Nazareth (a): Main mass: Monnig Collection, Texas Christian University. Called Nazareth (stone), Hutchison et al. (1977), Graham et al. (1985). Incorrectly classified as H-group, Mason (1963). Classified as L6, named (a), Ehlmann and Keil (1985).

Nazareth (b): Main mass: Mainz. Named (b), Huss (1976). Classified, Lange et al. (1980). Called Nazareth (c), Graham et al. (1985). Incorrectly classified as H-group, Wasson et al. (1985).

Nazareth (c): Main mass: Mainz. Listed, Huss (1976). Classification, F Wlotzka, priv comm. (1987).

Nazareth (d): Main mass: Mainz. Listed, Huss (1976). Classified, A.E. Rubin, priv comm. (1986). Nazareth (e): Main mass: DuPont Collection. Classified, named, Sipiera et al. (1983). Incorrectly listed as Nazareth (stone), Graham et al. (1985).

Nazareth (iron): Called Nazareth (b), Gooley et al. (1971). Called Nazareth (iron), Graham et al. (1985), Wasson (1974).