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| Basic information | Name: Turriff This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1994 Country: Australia Mass:  218 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 8890 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as L5. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 82:
Turriff Victoria, Australia Found 1994 Ordinary chondrite (L5) A 218 g stone was found by David Rowney while he was plowing a paddock. Classification and mineralogy (Bill Birch, Vict): olivine, Fa24; pyroxene Fs20Wo0.2; feldspar present; kamacite Fe92.9Ni6.5Co0.6; chondrules abundant and distinct. Specimens: main mass, Vict. | ||||||||||||||||
| Institutions and collections |
Vict: Museum Victoria, GPO Box 666E, Melbourne, Victoria 3001, Australia; Website (institutional address; updated 26 Oct 2011) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 82, MAPS 33, A221-A240 (1998)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 16 approved meteorites from Victoria, Australia This is 1 of 719 approved meteorites from Australia (plus 11 unapproved names) (plus 27 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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