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Dumont

Basic information

Name: Dumont
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1994
Country: United States
Mass: 27.42 kg

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 94	(2008)	IVB
Recommended:			Iron, IVB [explanation]

This is 1 of 18 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IVB. [show all]
Search for other: Iron meteorites, IVB irons, and Metal-rich meteorites

Comments:

Approved 17 Apr 2008

Writeup

Writeup from MB 94:

Dumont 33°49’N, 100°31’W

Dumont, King County, Texas USA

Find: 1994

Iron (IVB)

History: Found by a rancher who kept it in his garage. Identified by McCartney Taylor in 2005.

Physical characteristics: Weathered and pitted iron with a weight of 27.42 kg. Single mass found, broken end.

Petrography: (J. Wasson, UCLA) Ataxite, schlieren lines, no kamacite.

Mineral compositions and geochemistry (J. Wasson, UCLA): Ni =16.2% Ir = 29 mg/g.

Classification: Ataxite iron (IVB).

Type specimens: A total of 70.6 g is on deposit at UCLA. McCartney Taylor holds the main mass.

Data from:
  MB94
  Table 3
  Line 3:

State/Prov/County:	Dumont, King County, Texas
Date:	1994
Latitude:	33°49'N
Longitude:	100°31'W
Mass (g):	27420
Pieces:	1
Class:	Iron (IVB)
Classifier:	J. Wasson, UCLA
Type spec mass (g):	70.6
Type spec location:	UCLA
Main mass:	MTaylor
Comments:	Ni =16.2% Ir = 29 mg/g

Institutions
and collections

UCLA: Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, United States (institutional address; updated 17 Oct 2011)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 94, MAPS 43, 1551-1588 (2008)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards
Mirko Graul
The Meteorite Market
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Dott. Geol. Alberto Giusta
Woreczko Jan & Wadi

Geography:

United States

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(33° 49'N, 100° 31'W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 313 approved meteorites from Texas, United States (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 3 impact craters)
This is 1 of 1895 approved meteorites from United States (plus 890 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters)

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