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Black Rock 001
Basic information Name: Black Rock 001
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2003
Country: United States
Mass:help 152 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 90  (2006)  L6
Recommended:  L6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 12780 approved meteorites (plus 11 unapproved names) classified as L6.   [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Comments: Approved 21 Sep 2005
Data from:
  MB90
  Table 4
  Line 1:
State/Prov/County:Pershing, NV
Origin or pseudonym:Dry lake
Date:29 Aug 2003
Latitude:40°52.030'N
Longitude:119°11.011'W
Mass (g):152
Pieces:1
Class:L6
Shock stage:S4
Weathering grade:W2
Fayalite (mol%):25.3 ± 0.2
Ferrosilite (mol%):21.6 ± 0.5
Wollastonite (mol%):1.7 ± 0.2
Classifier:R. Jones
Type spec mass (g):21.1
Type spec location:University of New Mexico
Main mass:J. Pringle
Institutions
   and collections		 Pringle: No contact information provided. (private address)
Catalogs:
References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 90, MAPS 41, 1383-1418 (2006)
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Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Jeff Pringle   
Geography:

United States
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (40° 52' 2"N, 119° 11' 1"W)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 184 approved meteorites from Nevada, United States (plus 4 unapproved names)
     This is 1 of 1927 approved meteorites from United States (plus 866 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters)
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