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| Basic information | Name: Torino This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1988 Country: Italy Mass:  977 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 6500 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as H6. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 67:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. Torino Torino, Italy Fell May 18, 1988, 1340 hrs Stone. Ordinary chondrite (H6). A number of stones totalling about 1 kg in weight, the largest 452 g, were recovered. Classification, N. Bhandari (1989) pers. comm. See also, N. Bhandari et al. (1988) Meteoritics 23, 258. Olivine analysis, Fa18 A. Graham (1989) pers. comm. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 67, Meteoritics 24, 57-60 (1989)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 5 approved meteorites from Piemonte, Italy (plus 2 unapproved names) This is 1 of 42 approved meteorites from Italy (plus 23 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||
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