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Basic information | Name: Wynyard This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1968 Country: Canada Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 11284 approved meteorites (plus 22 unapproved names) classified as H5. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 62:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. DISCOVERY OF THE WYNYARD, CANADA, STONY METEORITE Name: WYNYARD Place of find: Big Quill Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada. 51°53'N., 104°11'W. Date of find: 1968, approximately Class and type: Stone. Olivine-Bronzite chondrite (H5). Olivine Fa18 Number of individual specimens 1 Total weight: 3479 g Circumstances of find: Found in a field during ploughing. Source: R.K. Herd and A.G. Plant, Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, Canada. | ||||||||||||||||
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 62, Meteoritics 19, 49-57 (1984)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 13 approved meteorites from Saskatchewan, Canada (plus 6 impact craters) This is 1 of 66 approved meteorites from Canada (plus 5 unapproved names) (plus 31 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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