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| Basic information | Name: Stump Spring 083 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: SS 083 Observed fall: No Year found: 2010 Country: United States Mass:  13.7 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 2902 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as LL6. [show all] Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 25 Apr 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 99:
Stump Spring 083 (SS 083) 35°59’14.22"N, 115°50’89.82"W Nevada, USA Found: 3 Mar 2010 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL6) History: A 13.7 kg partially crusted stone was discovered by Count Guido Deiro while hunting for meteorites. Petrography: Nearly completely recrystallized with only a few recognizable chondrules. Contains olivine, orthopyroxene, plagioclase, kamacite and taenite, ilmenite, chromite, merrillite and chlorapatite. The interior-weathering grade is W2, shock level is S1. Geochemistry: Olivine, Fa27.8 (FeO/MnO = 62); orthopyroxene, Fs23.6Wo1.8: plagioclase, An12.2Or2.8; kamacite Ni = 5.8 wt % and chromite cr# = 90. Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL6). Specimens: A total of 20.4 g is on deposit at NAU. Count Deiro and Sonny Clary hold the main mass equally. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB99 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
NAU: Geology, Bldg 12
Knoles Dr
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 12 Apr 2012) Clary: Ralph "Sonny" Clary, Las Vegas, NV 89131 , United States; Website (private address; updated 3 Jan 2010) |
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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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Statistics: This is 1 of 181 approved meteorites from Nevada, United States (plus 4 unapproved names) This is 1 of 1919 approved meteorites from United States (plus 867 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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