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| Basic information | Name: Yocemento This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1966 Country: United States Mass:  5.92 kg | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 2062 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as L4. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 47:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. DISCOVERY OF YOCEMENTO STONY METEORITE, USA Name: YOCEMENTO. The place of fall or discovery: Yocemento, Kansas, USA; φ = 38° 54' N, λ =99°26' W. Date of fall or discovery: FOUND, May 1966. Class and type: STONY, olivine-pyroxene? chondrite. Number of individual specimens: 1. Total weight: 5.92 kg. Circumstances of the fall or discovery: Found by Leroy Dinges during plowing. The meteorite was presented to the Fort Hays Kansas State College Museum, Hays. Source: The same | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 47, Moscow (1969) reprinted Meteoritics 5, 85-109 (1970)
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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 1927 approved meteorites from United States (plus 866 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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