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Seminole
Basic information Name: Seminole
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1961
Country: United States
Mass:help 43.9 kg
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 34  (1965)  H
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  H4
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  H4
Recommended:  H4    [explanation]

This is 1 of 6493 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H4.   [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
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Writeup from MB 34:
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SEMINOLE, Gaines County, Texas, USA; φ = 32°42' N, λ = 102°37' W.

FOUND, 1961; recognized 1963.

STONY, olivine-bronzite chondrite.

Two fragments of large individual, total weight 41.1 kg.

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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 34, Moscow (1965)
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Geography:

United States
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (32° 41'N, 102° 37'W)
     Recommended::   (32° 41'N, 102° 37'W)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 317 approved meteorites from Texas, United States (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 3 impact craters)
     This is 1 of 1927 approved meteorites from United States (plus 866 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters)
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Synonymshelp: Seminole (a) (In NHM Cat)

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