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| Basic information | Name: Zapotitlán Salinas This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1984 Country: Mexico Mass:  27.7 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
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 77:
Zapotitlan Salinas Puebla, Mexico Found 1984 Ordinary chondrite (L4) A stone of 27.7 g was found by Prof Alejandro Ribera near the town of Zapotitlan Salinas for which the coordinates are given. Classification, main mass, information: Gerardo Sanchez-Rubio, Instituto de Geologia, UNAM, Ciudad Universitaria, Apdo. Postal 70-296, 04510 Mexico, D.F., Mexico. Analysis: olivine Fa24.5, pyroxene Fs20.3; M. Naito and P. Altuzar, address as above. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 77, Meteoritics 29, 891-897 (1994)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 3 approved meteorites from Puebla, Mexico This is 1 of 112 approved meteorites from Mexico (plus 5 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||
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