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| Basic information | Name: Vulcan This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1962 Country: Canada Mass:  19 kg | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 6500 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as H6. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 32:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. DISCOVERY OF VULCAN STONY METEORITE, CANADA Name: VULCAN. The place of fall or discovery: 12 km north-east of the town of Vulcan, Alberta, Canada; φ = 50°31' N, λ = 113°8' W. Date of fall or discovery: FOUND, April 1962. Class and type: STONY, chondrite. Number of individual specimens: 1. Total weight: 19.0 kg. Circumstances of the fall or discovery: The meteorite was found by N. Budd about 30 cm deep in soil of farm; fusion crust mostly intact, considerable oxidation of interior of specimen. Specimen brought in to the Department of Geology (Calgary, Canada). Source: Report of Dr. T. A. Oliver (Calgary, Canada) in a letter of Dr. R. E. Folinsbee (Edmonton, Canada) IX.28 1964. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 32, Moscow (1964)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 17 approved meteorites from Alberta, Canada (plus 3 impact craters) This is 1 of 66 approved meteorites from Canada (plus 5 unapproved names) (plus 31 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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