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| Basic information | Name: Noventa Vicentina This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1971 Country: Italy Mass:  177 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 6407 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 53:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. FALL OF THE NOVENTA VICENTINA, ITALY, STONY METEORITE Name: NOVENTA VICENTINA Place of fall: Near Noventa Vicentina, province of Vicenza, Venice region, northern Italy. 45°17 '30"N, 11°31'38"E' Date of fall: May 12,1971 Class and type: Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4). Number of individual specimens: 1 Total weight: 177 g Circumstances of fall: A single complete crusted stone, of cuboidal form, fell close to the southern houses of Noventa Vicentina. Source: Dr. B. Baldanza, Istituto di Mineralogia, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 53, Meteoritics 10, 133-158 (1975)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 4 approved meteorites from Veneto, Italy (plus 2 unapproved names) This is 1 of 42 approved meteorites from Italy (plus 23 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||
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