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Basic information | Name: Ashmore This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1969 Country: United States Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 11372 approved meteorites (plus 22 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 51:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. DISCOVERY OF THE ASHMORE, TEXAS, STONY METEORITE Name: ASHMORE Place of find: 2.5 mi north and 1.5 mi west of Ashmore, Gaines County, Texas. 32°54 'N, 102° 17'W. Date of find: Between February 15 and 20, 1969. Class and type: Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5). Number of individual specimens: 1 Total weight: 55.4 kg Circumstances of find: The meteorite was found by Paul Caughron during deep plowing. It lay at a depth of approximately 18 inches within the soil, with its large side down and its nose up. Source: J. R. Craig, D. A. Howie, R. L. Harris, G. Kullurud (sic) and W. B. Bryan (1971). The Ashmore: a new olivine-bronzite chondrite. Meteoritics 6, 33-37. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 51, Meteoritics 7, 215-232 (1972)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 314 approved meteorites from Texas, United States (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 3 impact craters) This is 1 of 1919 approved meteorites from United States (plus 867 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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