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Winterhaven
Basic information Name: Winterhaven
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2002 or 2003
Country: United States
Mass:help 2.1 kg
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 95  (2009)  Howardite
Recommended:  Howardite    [explanation]

This is 1 of 451 approved meteorites classified as Howardite.   [show all]
Search for other: Achondrites, HED achondrites, and Howardites
Comments: Approved 23 Dec 2008
Data from:
  MB95
  Table 3
  Line 7:
State/Prov/County:Imperial County, CA
Date:2002-03
Latitude:32°57'N
Longitude:114°40'W
Mass (g):2100
Pieces:1
Class:Howardite
Ferrosilite (mol%):33.5-21.8
Wollastonite (mol%):1.3-40.8
Classifier:J. Boesenberg, AMNH
Type spec mass (g):83
Type spec location:AMNH
Main mass:BSajkowicz
Institutions
   and collections
AMNH: Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, United States (institutional address; updated 18 May 2013)
BSajkowicz: Address unknown (private address; updated 17 Apr 2009)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 95, MAPS 44, 429-462 (2009)
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United States
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (32° 57'N, 114° 40'W)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 269 approved meteorites from California, United States (plus 24 unapproved names)
     This is 1 of 1925 approved meteorites from United States (plus 866 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters)
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