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Jay Bird Springs
Basic information Name: Jay Bird Springs
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2003
Country: United States
Mass:help 292 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 95  (2009)  Pallasite
Recommended:  Pallasite    [explanation]

This is 1 of 76 approved meteorites classified as Pallasite.   [show all]
Search for other: Metal-rich meteorites, Pallasites
Comments: Approved 23 Dec 2008
Data from:
  MB95
  Table 3
  Line 4:
State/Prov/County:Dodge County, Georgia
Date:2003
Latitude:32°08'N
Longitude:82°59'W
Mass (g):292
Pieces:1
Class:Pallasite
Fayalite (mol%):11.9-12.9
Classifier:T. Bunch and J. Wittke, NAU
Type spec mass (g):20.7
Type spec location:NAU
Main mass:anonymous
Comments:Kamacite has 5.8 wt% and taenite has 23.8 wt% Ni
Institutions
   and collections		 NAU: Geology, Bldg 12 Knoles Dr Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 12 Apr 2012)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 95, MAPS 44, 429-462 (2009)
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Geography:

United States
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (32° 8'N, 82° 59'W)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 26 approved meteorites from Georgia, United States
     This is 1 of 1893 approved meteorites from United States (plus 890 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters)
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