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| Basic information | Name: Palolo Valley This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1949 Country: United States Mass:  682 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 11568 approved meteorites (plus 23 unapproved names) classified as H5. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 39:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. PALOLO VALLEY, Oahu, Hawaii; φ = 21°18'N, λ =157°47'W. FALL, April 24, 1949. STONY, olivine-bronzite chondrite. 1 specimen, weight 682 g., in Geology Dept., University of Hawaii. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 39, Moscow (1967) reprinted Met. 5, 85-109 (1970)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 2 approved meteorites from Hawaii, United States This is 1 of 1927 approved meteorites from United States (plus 866 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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