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| Basic information | Name: Valkeala This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1962 Country: Finland Mass:  4 kg | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 12284 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) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 30:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. VALKEALA, Finland; φ = 61°03'N, λ = 26°50'E. FOUND 1962, 0.4 kg. Writeup from MB 31: Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. DISCOVERY OF VALKEALA STONY METEORITE, FINLAND Name: VALKEALA. The place of fall or discovery: Village Anttila, Valkeala district, Finland; φ = 61°03' N, λ = 26°50' E. Date of fall or discovery: FOUND, May 1962. Class and type: STONY, olivine - hypersthene chondrite. Number of individual specimens: 1. Total weight: 723 gr. Circumstances of the fall or discovery: The meteorite was found by Olavi Vaija. Source: Report of Prof. H. B. Wiik (Otaniemi, Finland) and Prof. B. Mason (New York, USA) V.29, 1964. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 30, Moscow (1964) Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 31, Moscow (1964)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 3 approved meteorites from Kymi, Finland This is 1 of 12 approved meteorites from Finland (plus 11 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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