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| Basic information | Name: Tathlith This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1967 Country: Saudi Arabia Mass:  2.5 kg | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 12281 approved meteorites (plus 8 unapproved names) classified as L6. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 43:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. FALL OF TATHLITH STONY METEORITE, SAUDI ARABIA Name: TATHLITH The place of fall or discovery: Tathlith, Saudi Arabia; φ = 19°23' N, λ = 43°44' E. Date of fall or discovery: FALL, October 5, 1967, between 5 hrs 15 min and 5 hrs 30 min. Class and type: STONY, hypersthene chondrite. Number of individual specimens: 1. Total weight: Estimated weight 2 to 3 kg. Circumstances of the fall or discovery: Specimen in USNM, 205 g. Source: Report of Dr. Roy S. Clarke (Washington, USA) in a letter II 23, 1968. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 43, Moscow (1968) reprinted Met. 5, 85-109 (1970)
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Statistics: This is the only approved meteorite from 'Asir, Saudi Arabia This is 1 of 112 approved meteorites from Saudi Arabia (plus 4 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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