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Buck Mountains 001
Basic information Name: Buck Mountains 001
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: BM 001
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2004
Country: United States
Mass:help 50 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 90  (2006)  H6
Recommended:  H6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 6686 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as H6.   [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Comments: Approved 1 Sep 2006
Data from:
  MB90
  Table 4
  Line 2:
State/Prov/County:Mojave, AZ
Origin or pseudonym:Pediment
Date:29 Feb 2004
Latitude:34°43.947'N
Longitude:114°13.354'W
Mass (g):50
Pieces:1
Class:H6
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W3
Fayalite (mol%):18.3 ± 0.3
Ferrosilite (mol%):16.8 ± 0.6
Wollastonite (mol%):1.2 ± 0.2
Classifier:M. Hutson (CML)
Type spec mass (g):10
Type spec location:CML
Main mass:L. Sloan
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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° 43' 57"N, 114° 13' 21"W)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 178 approved meteorites from Arizona, United States (plus 1 impact crater)
     This is 1 of 1919 approved meteorites from United States (plus 867 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters)
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Synonymshelp: Yucca 004 (MetBull 101)

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