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| Basic information | Name: Plains This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1964 Country: United States Mass:  34.3 kg | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 11372 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 49:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. PLAINS, Yoakum County, Texas; φ = 33°9' N, λ = 102°48' W. FOUND, 1964. STONY, olivine-hypersthene chondrite. Number of individual specimens: 2. Total weight: 34.3 kg. Circumstances of fall or discovery: Two individuals were plowed up in fields about one mile apart. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 49, Moscow (1970) reprinted Meteoritics 6, 111-124 (1970)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 314 approved meteorites from Texas, United States (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 3 impact craters) This is 1 of 1919 approved meteorites from United States (plus 867 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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