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| Basic information | Name: Attica This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1996 or 1997 Country: United States Mass:  5.62 kg | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 6557 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H4. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 84:
Attica Harper County , Kansas, USA Found 1996 or 1997 Ordinary chondrite (H4) A 5622 g chondrite was found in a field. Classification and mineralogy (T. McCoy, SI ): olivine, Fa18.4±0.2; pyroxene, Fs16.7±0.6 Wo1.5±0.2; shock stage, S1. Specimens: main mass with anonymous finder; type specimen, 27.1 g plus thin section, SI . | ||||||||||||||||
| Institutions and collections |
SI: Department of Mineral Sciences, NHB-119, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 16 Jan 2012) Harper: Planetary Studies Foundation,10 Winterwood Lane, Unit B, Galena, Illinois 61036-9283, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 1 Dec 2011) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 84, MAPS 35, A199-A225 (2000)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 147 approved meteorites from Kansas, United States (plus 1 unapproved name) (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 1934 approved meteorites from United States (plus 866 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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