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Basic information | Name: Richland Springs This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1980 Country: United States Mass: 1900 g | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 75 approved meteorites (plus 3 unapproved names) classified as OC. [show all] Search for other: Ordinary chondrites | ||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 62:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. FALL OF THE RICHLAND SPRINGS, USA, STONY METEORITE Name: RICHLAND SPRINGS Place of fall: Between Hall and Richland Springs, San Saba County, Texas, USA. 31°15'N., 99°2'W. Date of fall: September 20, 1980, 2130 hrs. Class and type: Stone. Chondrite Number of individual specimens: 3 Total weight: 1.1 kg Circumstances of find: A bright fireball was seen and multiple detonations were heard within a radius of about 15 miles of the impact site. A search programme was organised by J. Williams, D. Garland and O. Monnig. The largest fragment, 0.8 kg, was found about 18 months after the fall. Source: J.O. Williams, Museum of Science and History, Fort Worth, Texas, USA. | ||||||||||||||||
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 62, Meteoritics 19, 49-57 (1984)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 316 approved meteorites from Texas, United States (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 3 impact craters) This is 1 of 1925 approved meteorites from United States (plus 866 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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