Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Sacramento Wash 003

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Sacramento Wash 003

Basic information

Name: Sacramento Wash 003
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: SaW 003
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2004
Country: United States
Mass: 89.2 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 90	(2006)	H4
Recommended:			H4 [explanation]

This is 1 of 6493 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H4. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Approved 21 Feb 2005

Data from:
  MB90
  Table 4
  Line 19:

State/Prov/County:	Mojave, AZ
Origin or pseudonym:	Desert hill
Date:	22 Mar 2004
Latitude:	34°45.524'N
Longitude:	114°14.005'W
Mass (g):	89.2
Pieces:	1
Class:	H4
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W3
Fayalite (mol%):	17.2 ± 5.1
Ferrosilite (mol%):	15.7 ± 5.0
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.1 ± 0.5
Classifier:	L. Bleacher
Type spec mass (g):	21.6
Type spec location:	ASU
Main mass:	J. Gwilliam
Comments:	not paired with Franconia (H5)

Institutions
and collections

ASU: Center for Meteorite Studies, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-1404, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 14 Jan 2012)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 90, MAPS 41, 1383-1418 (2006)

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Geography:

United States

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(34° 45' 31"N, 114° 14' 0"W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 179 approved meteorites from Arizona, United States (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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Synonyms

Yucca 008 (MetBull 101)

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