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Roosevelt County 095
Basic information Name: Roosevelt County 095
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: RC 095
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1995
Country: United States
Mass:help 12.1 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 83  (1999)  L/LL5
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  L/LL5
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  L/LL5
Recommended:  L/LL5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 19 approved meteorites classified as L/LL5.   [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L/LL chondrites, L/LL chondrites (type 4-7), LL chondrites, Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Data from:
  MB83
  Table 5
  Line 1:
Date:1995
Latitude:34°5.5'N
Longitude:103°30.1'W
Mass (g):12.1
Class:L/LL5
Shock stage:S3
Weathering grade:W4
Fayalite (mol%):26.2
Ferrosilite (mol%):22.9
Classifier:University of New Mexico
Type spec mass (g):0.47 g
Finder:SWilson
Institutions
   and collections		 SWilson: Skip Wilson, 457 RR 0, Portales, NM 88130, United States (private address)
Catalogs:
References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 83, MAPS 34, A169-A186 (1999)
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Geography:

United States
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (34° 5' 30"N, 103° 30' 6"W)
     Recommended::   (34° 5' 30"N, 103° 30' 6"W)
Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 1.1 m apart

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 228 approved meteorites from New Mexico, United States (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)
     This is 1 of 1927 approved meteorites from United States (plus 866 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters)
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