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Temple
Basic information Name: Temple
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1959
Country: United States
Mass:help 5 kg
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 30  (1964)  Unknown
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  L6
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  L6
Recommended:  L6    [explanation]

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)
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Writeup from MB 30:
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TEMPLE, Bell County, Texas, USA; φ = 31°07'N, λ = 97°18'W.

FOUND 1959, 0.2 kg.

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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 30, Moscow (1964)
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Geography:

United States
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (31° 7'N, 97° 18'W)
     Recommended::   (31° 7'N, 97° 18'W)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 313 approved meteorites from Texas, United States (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 3 impact craters)
     This is 1 of 1893 approved meteorites from United States (plus 890 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters)
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