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Taiban (b)

Basic information

Name: Taiban (b)
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1984
Country: United States
Mass: 641 g

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	LL6
Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 84	(2000)	LL6
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	LL6
Recommended:			LL6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 2930 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as LL6. [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Data from:
  MB84
  Table 1
  Line 6:

Date:	1984
Latitude:	34°27' N
Longitude:	104°1' W
Mass (g):	>21
Class:	LL6
Weathering grade:	W3
Fayalite (mol%):	27.6
Ferrosilite (mol%):	21.9
Finder:	21 g Dupont

Institutions
and collections

DuPont: James M. DuPont Meteorite Collection, Deposited at FMNH in 2008., United States (private address; updated 1 Jun 2012)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 84, MAPS 35, A199-A225 (2000)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards
Mark Bostick
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Frank Carroll

Geography:

United States

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(34° 27'N, 104° 1'W)
Recommended::	(34° 27'N, 104° 1'W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 228 approved meteorites from New Mexico, United States (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)
This is 1 of 1927 approved meteorites from United States (plus 866 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters)

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