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| Basic information | Name: Sand Draw This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1947 Country: United States Mass:  1200 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 11568 approved meteorites (plus 23 unapproved names) classified as H5. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 71:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. Sand Draw Sedgwick County, Colorado USA. Found about 1947. Stone. Ordinary chondrite (H5). A stone of 2.6 pounds (1.2 kg) was found in a pasture by Albert Stretesky while tending sheep. Classification and analysis, olivine Fa18.7, Charles F. Lewis, Center for Meteorite Studies, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA. The main mass is in the Fort Sedgwick Depot Museum, 202 W 1st Street, Julesburg, CO 80737, USA. The stone is well oriented and shows a fresh fusion crust. The Ovid H5-chondrite which was found in the vicinity is much more weathered and has a darker interior. Information by Blaine Reed, Durango, CO 81301, USA. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 71, Meteoritics 26, 255-262 (1991)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 90 approved meteorites from Colorado, United States (plus 5 unapproved names) This is 1 of 1927 approved meteorites from United States (plus 866 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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