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| Basic information | Name: La Ciénega This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2007 Country: Mexico Mass:  7.63 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 7130 approved meteorites (plus 6 unapproved names) classified as H6. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 1 Feb 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB online:
La Ciénega 30°12’06.70N, 111°56’09.14W Sonora, Mexico Found: 2007 June Classification: H6 History: In 2007, Greg Bruce found a meteorite while prospecting for gold nuggets. The stone was partially buried in a dry wash near the abandoned mining community of La Ciénega in Sonora, Mexico. A thorough search with metal detectors of the surrounding area produced a second complete stone and six fragments. Physical characteristics: The main mass is a regmaglypted stone with remnant fusion crust and a broken edge, weighing 6644 grams. The second stone weighd 490.6 g, and the remaining fragments total 497.8 g, for a total mass of 7632 g. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB98 Table 1 Line 19: |
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| 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) USGS: US Geological Survey, 954 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, United States (institutional address) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 98, MAPS 45, 1530-1551 (2010)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 10 approved meteorites from Sonora, Mexico This is 1 of 113 approved meteorites from Mexico (plus 5 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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