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| Basic information | Name: Barrilla This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1994 Country: United States Mass:  11.1 kg | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 11077 approved meteorites (plus 22 unapproved names) classified as H5. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 81:
Barrilla Pecos County, Texas, USA Found 1994 August 15 Ordinary chondrite (H5) An 11.1 kg stone was spotted from a moving vehicle at the edge of a dirt road. Mineralogy and classification (R. Jones and N. Hanowski, UNM): olivine, Fa18.3; pyroxene, Fs16.1Wo1.0; surface moderately weathered; chondrules clearly visible. Specimens: main mass, RSmith; type specimen, UNM. | ||||||||||||||||
| Institutions and collections |
UNM: Institute of Meteoritics
MSC03 2050
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131-1126
USA, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 12 Feb 2015) Rsmith: Ronald G. Smith, 509 N. 2nd Street, Alpine, TX 79830, United States (private address) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 81, MAPS 32, A159-A166 (1997)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 313 approved meteorites from Texas, United States (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 3 impact craters) This is 1 of 1893 approved meteorites from United States (plus 890 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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