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| Basic information | Name: Sligo This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1976 Country: United States Mass:  78 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 44 approved meteorites classified as H3.9. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 64:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. DISCOVERY OF THE SLIGO, USA, STONY METEORITE Name: SLIGO Place of find: 10 km SE. of Plains and 9 kni NNW Sligo, Yoakum County, Texas, USA. 33°7'7"N., 102°44' 26" W Date of find: 1976 Class and type: Stone. Olivinc-bronzite chondrite (H4).Olivine Fa18. Number of individual specimens: 1 Total weight: 78.6g Circumstances of find: Found by Mr. B. Liles. Source: J.T. Wasson and A. E. Rubin, Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90(174. USA | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 64, Meteoritics 21, 309-313 (1986)
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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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