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| Basic information | Name: Silao This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1995 Country: Mexico Mass:  1710 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 82:
Silao Guanajuato, Mexico Fell 1995 March 12 (~08:30 central standard time) Ordinary chondrite (H5) A big explosion and light phenomena were widely witnessed around Silao on 1995 March 12. Mr. F. Solorzano recovered a 1460 g, completely crusted stone later that day in a field 1 km east of the city. Several smaller pieces totaling ~250 g were recovered later. Classification and mineralogy (J. Otto, Frei): olivine, Fa19.3; pyroxene Fs17.1Wo0.6; shock stage S4; weathering grade W1; contains small shock veins. Specimens: main mass, Mr. Dieter Heinlein, Lilienstraße 3, D-86156 Augsburg, Germany; type specimen and thin section, Frei. | ||||||||||||||||
| Institutions and collections |
Frei: Universität Freiburg, Mineralogisch-Petrographisches Institut, Albertstrasse 23b, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany (institutional address) Heinlein: Dieter Heinlein, Lilienstrasse 3, 86156 Augsburg, Germany; Website (private address) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 82, MAPS 33, A221-A240 (1998)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 3 approved meteorites from Guanajuato, Mexico This is 1 of 112 approved meteorites from Mexico (plus 5 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||
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