Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Sainte Rose

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Sainte Rose

Basic information

Name: Sainte Rose
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1983
Country: France
Mass: 430 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 65	(1987)	H3
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	H3
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	H3.6
Recommended:			H3.6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 43 approved meteorites classified as H3.6. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3)

Comments:

Revised 9 Jul 2011: Changed country to France

Writeup

Writeup from MB 65:
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DISCOVERY OF THE SAINTE ROSE, REUNION, STONY METEORITE

Name: SAINTE ROSE

Place of find: La Plaine des Palmistes, Sainte Rose, Reunion Island.

21°11'32"S.,55°41'11"E.

Date of find: June 1983

Class and type: Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H3). Olivine Fa16-19.5, pyroxenes Fs2-17.

Number of individual

specimens: 1

Total weight: 430 g.

Circumstances of find: Found at the bottom of the scoriaceous basaltic Piton Rouge cone, on the Piton de la Fournaise volcano, by P Bachelery.

Source: C. Caillet and D. Velde, Universite de Pierre et Marie Curie, 75252 Paris Cedex 05; P Bachelery, University de la Reunion, B.P 5, 97490 Ste. Clotilde; J. Kornprobst, University de Clermont Ferrand, 63038 Clermont Fen-and, France.

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 65, Meteoritics 22, 157-163 (1987)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
unknown

Geography:

France

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(21° 11' 32"S, 55° 41' 11"E)
Recommended::	(21° 11' 32"S, 55° 41' 11"E)

Statistics:
This is the only approved meteorite from Réunion, France
This is 1 of 78 approved meteorites from France (plus 12 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)

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Synonyms

Ste. Rose (Ste. abbreviated in MetBase 7.1)

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