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| Basic information | Name: Axtell This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1943 Country: United States Mass:  6.2 kg | ||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 624 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as CV3. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CV chondrites, and CV-CK clan chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 77:
Axtell McLennon County, Texas, USA Found 1943, recognized 1993 Carbonaceous chondrite (CV3) A single stone of 6.2 kg was found while ploughing. Classification and thin section analysis by Simon et al. (1994a) and Casanova and Simon (1994): olivines and low-Ca pyroxenes average Fay and Fs1, respectively, texture and oxygen isotope ratios (anlysis R. N. Clayton) are much like those of Allende. However, Axtell shows pervasive weathering of matrix minerals and has a 60Co concentration and refractory inclusions that are unlike those of typical Allende specimens. Natural and induced thermoluminescence data are also consistent with this meteorite not being paired with Allende; see Simon et al. (1994b). Distribution: 670 g and type sections at Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago; 740 g, James Schwade; 331 g, Marlin Cilz; 322 g, Museum National d`Histoire Naturelle, Paris; 264 g, Blaine Reed; 165 g, Max-Planck-Institut fair Chemie, Mainz. Discovery details: Blaine Reed, 907 County Road 207 # 17, Durango, Colorado 81301, USA. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 77, Meteoritics 29, 891-897 (1994)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 314 approved meteorites from Texas, United States (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 3 impact craters) This is 1 of 1919 approved meteorites from United States (plus 867 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||
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