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| Basic information | Name: Cave Creek This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1992 Country: United States Mass:  1492 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 6426 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H4. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 78:
Cave Creek Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA Found 1992 February 13 Ordinary chondrite (H4) One stone of 1492 g was found by Dave Wright on a ridge near the Cave Creek in the Sonora Desert. The stone was partially buried; it is weathered throughout and has a highly oxidized 1-cm outer rind. Classification, analysis and information: olivine Fa20; pyroxene Fs18; 0.52% Co in kamacite; David A. Kring, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA. The main mass remains with the finder, 172 g and thin section at Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, The University of Arizona in Tucson. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 78, Meteoritics 30, 792-796 (1995)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 178 approved meteorites from Arizona, United States (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 1895 approved meteorites from United States (plus 890 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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