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| Basic information | Name: Vermillion This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1991 Country: United States Mass:  34.36 kg | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 12 approved meteorites classified as Pallasite, ungrouped. [show all] Search for other: Metal-rich meteorites, Pallasites | ||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Revised 26 May 2009: Classification from Wasson (2003) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 80:
Vermillion Marshall County, Kansas, USA Found 1991, May, recognized 1995 “Pyroxene pallasite” or iron with silicate inclusions A mass of 34.36 kg was found by M. & G. Farrell while planting in a grain field. Described and classified as a “pyroxene pallasite” by Boesenberg et al. (1995). Specimens: main mass, M. & K. Killgore, Southwest Meteorite Lab, P.O. Box 95, Payson, AZ, 85547, USA; 1.57 kg, Natural History Museum, London; 1.15 kg UCLA; 0.45 kg Ariz. State Univ.; 1.14 kg Amer. Mus. Natural Hist., NY. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 80, MAPS 31, A175-A180 (1996)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 147 approved meteorites from Kansas, United States (plus 1 unapproved name) (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 1919 approved meteorites from United States (plus 867 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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