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| Basic information | Name: Pigick This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1994 Country: Australia Mass:  690 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 11077 approved meteorites (plus 22 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 84:
Pigick Victoria , Australia Found ~ 1994 Ordinary chondrite (H5) Eight fragments totaling 690 g were found by Daryl Wedding while he was plowing wheat paddocks. Individual masses were 169, 156, 110, 103, 63, 58, 26.4, and 7.6 g. The Rainbow meteorite was found in the same paddocks. Classification and mineralogy (W. Birch, Vict): olivine, Fa18.8; pyroxene, Fs16.6Wo1.5; shock stage, S3; weathering grade, W2; contains minor oligoclase. Specimens: stones of 169, 156, 63, and 26.4 g, Vict; other masses with finder. | ||||||||||||||||
| Institutions and collections |
Vict: Museum Victoria, GPO Box 666E, Melbourne, Victoria 3001, Australia; Website (institutional address; updated 26 Oct 2011) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 84, MAPS 35, A199-A225 (2000)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 16 approved meteorites from Victoria, Australia This is 1 of 717 approved meteorites from Australia (plus 46 unapproved names) (plus 27 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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