Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Roosevelt County 102

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Roosevelt County 102

Basic information

Name: Roosevelt County 102
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: RC 102
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1988
Country: United States
Mass: 8.35 kg

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	L5
Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 84	(2000)	L5
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	L5
Recommended:			L5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 8890 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as L5. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Data from:
  MB84
  Table 6
  Line 5:

Date:	1988
Latitude:	33°59.7' N
Longitude:	103°15' W
Mass (g):	8345
Class:	L5
Shock stage:	S3
Weathering grade:	W2
Fayalite (mol%):	25.3
Ferrosilite (mol%):	22.6
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.3
Finder:	R. Thetford
Comments:	Main mass with Farmer

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 84, MAPS 35, A199-A225 (2000)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards
Heavenly Bodies
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Gerald Armstrong
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Geography:

United States

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(34° 0'N, 103° 15'W)
Recommended::	(33° 59' 42"N, 103° 15' 0"W)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 0.6 km 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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