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Basic information | Name: Acomita This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1962 Country: United States Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 58 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Pallasite, PMG. [show all] Search for other: Main group pallasites, Metal-rich meteorites, and Pallasites | ||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Revised 26 May 2009: Revised pallasite classifications | ||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 70:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. Acomita Cibola Co., New Mexico, USA Found about 1962 in June Pallasite One mass of 3956 g was found. Olivine Fa12, analyst R. H. Jones, classification E. R. D. Scott, both Institute of Meteoritics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, where also the main mass and the thin section are located. Distinct from El Rancho Grande, E. R. D. Scott. | ||||||||||||||||
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 70, Meteoritics 26, 68-69 (1991)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 228 approved meteorites from New Mexico, United States (plus 2 unapproved names) (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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