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New Deal

Basic information

Name: New Deal
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2010
Country: United States
Mass: 266 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 99	(2011)	H6
Recommended:			H6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 6825 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 25 Aug 2010

Data from:
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State/Prov/County:	Texas
Origin or pseudonym:	Side of yard near the finder's house
Date:	12 Jun 2010
Latitude:	33°43'15.59" N
Longitude:	101°50'20.04"W
Mass (g):	266
Pieces:	1
Class:	H6
Shock stage:	S3
Weathering grade:	W2
Fayalite (mol%):	18.0±0.0 (n=7)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	16.6
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.2 (n=10)
Classifier:	Alan Rubin, UCLA
Type spec mass (g):	35.69
Type spec location:	UCLA
Main mass:	Todd Smith, New Deal, Texas
Finder:	Todd Smith
Comments:	The specimen is distinct from Plainview (1917); it is more recrystallized and has a lower olivine Fa content (18.0 vs. 19.4).; submitted by Todd Smith

Institutions
and collections

UCLA: Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, United States (institutional address; updated 17 Oct 2011)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 99, April 2012, MAPS 47, E1-E52 (2012) [published online only]

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Geography:

United States

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(33° 43' 16"N, 101° 50' 20"W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 317 approved meteorites from Texas, United States (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 3 impact craters)
This is 1 of 1927 approved meteorites from United States (plus 866 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters)

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