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| Basic information | Name: Banten This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1933 Country: Indonesia Mass:  629 g | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 626 approved meteorites classified as CM2. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 2), CM chondrites, and CM-CO clan chondrites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 57:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. FALL OF THE BANTEN, INDONESIA, STONY METEORITE Name: BANTEN Place of fall: In NW. Java, Indonesia. 6°20'S., 1060E., approximately. Date of fall: May 24, 1953, between 0400 and 0500 hrs. Class and type: Stone. Carbonaceous chondrite, type II. Olivine Fa0-70. Number of individual specimens: 4 Total weight: 629 g. Circumstances of fall: Not reported. Source: K. Fredriksson, Department of Mineral Sciences, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20560, USA. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 57, Meteoritics 15, 93-104 (1980)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 6 approved meteorites from Jawa Barat, Indonesia This is 1 of 21 approved meteorites from Indonesia (plus 2 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||
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