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Österplana 029
Basic information Name: Österplana 029
     This is an official name for a relict meteorite. Relict meteorites are composed mostly of terrestrial minerals, but are thought to have once been meteorites. Note: evidence that this was once a meteorite may not have been critically evaluated.
Abbreviation: Öst 029
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1998
Country: Sweden
Classification
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Recommended:  Relict OC    [explanation]

Comments: Entered 30 Apr 2007
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Relict meteorite
info:
Name: Österplana 029
Fieldname: Gol 001
Origin/pseudonym: Österplana, Sweden
Purchased:
Purchase or find date: 2-Oct-1998
Lat/long: 58°35'N, 13°26'E
Mass: 80 x 50 x 20; 8
Pieces:
Specimens: FMNH
Description: Loose meteorite and two blocks with the enclosing red limestone. In the blocks there are imprints made by the meteorite. Some meteoritic material is left in these depressions. The loose meteorite has a compressed appearance; it is dark greenish grey. In the two blocks (each 230 x 260 x 30 mm) with dark grey to black imprints of the meteorites there are also large grey reduction halos.
Info: Birger Schmitz and Mario Tassinari
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Date assigned: 0000-00-00
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 92, MAPS 42, 1647-1694 (2007)
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Sweden
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