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| Basic information | Name: Bowesmont This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1962 Country: United States Mass:  2.27 kg | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 12583 approved meteorites (plus 8 unapproved names) classified as L6. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 32:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. DISCOVERY OF BOWESMONT STONY METEORITE, USA Name: BOWESMONT. The place of fall or discovery: Pembina County. North Dakota, USA; φ = 48°47' N, λ = 97°21' W. Date of fall or discovery: FOUND, 1962; recognized 1963. Class and type: STONY; probable olivine-bronzite chondrite. Number of individual specimens: 1. Total weight: 2.3 kg. Circumstances of the fall or discovery: --- Source: Report of Dr. Glenn 1. Huss (Denver, USA) in a letter IX.21 1964. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 32, Moscow (1964)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 11 approved meteorites from North Dakota, United States (plus 2 impact craters) This is 1 of 1919 approved meteorites from United States (plus 867 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Synonyms: |
Bowesmont (a) (In NHM Cat) | ||||||||||||||||