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| Basic information | Name: Aldama (b) This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1996 Country: Mexico Mass:  66.5 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 11284 approved meteorites (plus 22 unapproved names) classified as H5. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Note: the coords are not near Aldama (a) and so conflict with the writeup | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 82:
Aldama (b) Chihuahua, Mexico Found 1996, Summer Ordinary chondrite (H5) A 66.5 g stone was found by a rockhound while searching for minerals. Mineralogy and classification (J. Otto, Frei): olivine, Fa18.7; pyroxene, Fs16.5Wo1.6; plagioclase, An12.4Or5.6; shock stage S2; weathering grade W3. Specimens: main mass, SML; type specimen, Frei. The iron meteorite found in the same vicinity in 1985 will be named henceforth Aldama (a). | ||||||||||||||||
| Institutions and collections |
Frei: Universität Freiburg, Mineralogisch-Petrographisches Institut, Albertstrasse 23b, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany (institutional address) SML: Swiss Meteorite Laboratory (Museum Bally-Prior), P.O. Box 126, CH-8750 Glarus, Switzerland; Website (private address; updated 16 Oct 2011) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 82, MAPS 33, A221-A240 (1998)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 14 approved meteorites from Durango, Mexico This is 1 of 113 approved meteorites from Mexico (plus 4 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||
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