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| Basic information | Name: Truckton This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1978 Country: United States Mass:  43.4 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 11567 approved meteorites (plus 23 unapproved names) classified as H5. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 61:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. DISCOVERY OF THE TRUCKTON, USA, STONY METEORITE Name: TRUCKTON Place of find: Truckton, El Paso County, Colorado, USA. 38°34'53"N., 104°4'36"W. Date of find: June 1, 1978 Class and type: Stone. Chondrite. Number of individual specimens: 1 Total weight: 43.4 g Circumsances of find: Found on hardpan during a search for new meteorites. Source: T.E. Schmitt, Tiara Observatory, P.O. Box 1059, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 61, Meteoritics 18, 77-83 (1983)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 90 approved meteorites from Colorado, United States (plus 5 unapproved names) This is 1 of 1927 approved meteorites from United States (plus 866 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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