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St. Peter
Basic information Name: St. Peter
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1957
Country: United States
Mass:help 6.8 kg
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 5  (1957)  Chondrite
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (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)
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Writeup from MB 5:
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Name: SAINT PETER

The place of discovery: St. Peter, Graham County,Kansas,USA. φ = 39°24'N, λ = 100°02'W.

Date of discovery: FOUND, unknown

Class and type: STONE, chondrite

The number of separate specimens: ?

Total weight, grams: ?

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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 5, Moscow (1957)
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Don Edwards   
Martin Horejsi   
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Geography:

United States
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (39° 24'N, 100° 2'W)
     Recommended::   (39° 24'N, 100° 2'W)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 147 approved meteorites from Kansas, United States (plus 1 unapproved name) (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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