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| Basic information | Name: Salem This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1981 Country: United States Mass:  61.4 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 12583 approved meteorites (plus 8 unapproved names) classified as L6. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 60:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. FALL OF THE SALEM, USA, STONY METEORITE Name: SALEM Place of fall: Salem, Marion County, Oregon, USA. 44°57'N., 123°1'W. Date of fall: May 11 or 12, 1981, 0115 hrs. Class and type: Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite, amphoterite (LL4-5). Number of individual specimens: 1 Total weight: 61g Circumstances of fall: Fell onto the roof of a house in Salem. Two fragments totalling 61 g were recovered. Sources: Smithsonian Institution SEAN Bulletin, 1981, 6, no. 6; J.C. Laul, priv. comm.. 1981. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 60, Meteoritics 17, 93-97 (1982)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 6 approved meteorites from Oregon, United States (plus 2 unapproved names) This is 1 of 1919 approved meteorites from United States (plus 867 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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