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Armel

Basic information

Name: Armel
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1967
Country: United States
Mass: 9.2 kg

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 49	(1970)	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)

Writeup

Writeup from MB 49:
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ARMEL, Yuma County, Colorado; φ = 39°46' N. λ = 102°8' W.

Found, 1967.

STONY, chondrite.

Number of individual specimens: 1.

Total weight: 9.2 kg.

Circumstances of fall or discovery: Plowed up in field.

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 49, Moscow (1970) reprinted Meteoritics 6, 111-124 (1970)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards
Peter Marmet
unknown
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
John A. Shea

Geography:

United States

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(39° 46'N, 102° 8'W)
Recommended::	(39° 46'N, 102° 8'W)

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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