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| Basic information | Name: Sandy Creek This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1999 Country: United States Mass:  1330 g | ||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 8604 approved meteorites (plus 4 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) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 87:
Sandy Creek Clay County, Nebraska, USA Found 1999 July 6 Ordinary chondrite (L5) One stone of 1330 g was found on an airport runway while it was being graded. Classification (A. Rubin, UCLA): Olivine, Fa25.2 ± 0.6, shock stage S4, weathering grade W4. Specimens: type specimen 55.7 g, UCLA; 37.6 g, DMNH; main mass Jensen. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Institutions and collections |
UCLA: Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, United States (institutional address; updated 17 Oct 2011) DMNH: Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO 80205, United States (institutional address; updated 28 Feb 2011) Jensen: Jensen Meteorites, 16730 E Ada Pl., Aurora, CO 80017-3137, United States; Website (private address) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 87, MAPS 38, A189-A248 (2003)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 50 approved meteorites from Nebraska, United States This is 1 of 1894 approved meteorites from United States (plus 890 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||
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