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| Basic information | Name: Sylacauga This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1954 Country: United States Mass:  5.56 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 6408 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H4. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 8:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. SYLACAUGA, Alabama, U. S. A. Stone. Literature: 1. Meteoritics, 1954, v.1, No. 2, pp. 125-132. 2. Engenharia, miner. e metalurgia, 1954, 20, No. 120, p. 310. 3. Sky and Telescope, January, 1955, v. XIV, No. 3. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 8, Moscow (1958)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 18 approved meteorites from Alabama, United States (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 1894 approved meteorites from United States (plus 890 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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