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| Basic information | Name: Tuxtuac This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1975 Country: Mexico Mass:  30 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 3204 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as LL5. [show all] Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 59:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. FALL OF THE TUXTUAC, MEXICO, STONY METEORITE Name: TUXTUAC Place of fall: Tuxtuac, Zacatecas, Mexico. 21°40'N., 103°22'W., approximately. Date of fall: October 16, 1975, 1820 hrs. Class and type: Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite, amphoterite (LL). Olivine, Fa31, low-Ca pyroxene Fs26. Number of individual specimens: 2 Total weight: 4.25 kg Circumstances of fall: Not reported. Obtained from natives of Tuxtuac. Source: W. Zeitschel, Hanau, Germany, and A.L. Graham, Department of Mineralogy, British Museum (Natural History), London, U.K. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 59, Meteoritics 16, 193-199 (1981)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 14 approved meteorites from Zacatecas, Mexico This is 1 of 113 approved meteorites from Mexico (plus 4 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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