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| Basic information | Name: St-Robert This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1994 Country: Canada Mass:  25.4 kg | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 12021 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 80:
St-Robert Bas Richelieu County, Québec, Canada Fell 1994, June 14, 20:02 local time (00:02 UT) Ordinary Chondrite (H5) 20 pieces totaling 25.4 kg were recovered on farms near Saint-Robert(-de-Sorel) following a widely observed fireball and loud detonations (see Brown et al., 1995). Largest masses were 6.5, 5.4, 3.7, 2.3 and 1.5 kg, and twelve between 100 and 1000 g. Mineralogy and classification (G. Lecheminant & R. Herd, Geol. Surv. Canada, Ottawa; G. Wilson, Univ. Toronto): olivine, Fa18.4; pyroxene Fs18.5; contains 20% Ni-Fe, 10% FeS. Specimens: Geol. Surv. Canada, Ottawa; Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto; Montreal Planetarium; Queens University, Kingston; Univ. Western Ontario. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 80, MAPS 31, A175-A180 (1996)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 4 approved meteorites from Quebec, Canada (plus 9 impact craters) This is 1 of 68 approved meteorites from Canada (plus 5 unapproved names) (plus 31 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Synonyms: |
Saint Robert (From MetBase) St. Robert (From MetBase) St.-Robert (From MetBase) | ||||||||||||||||