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| Basic information | Name: Ceniceros This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1988 Country: Mexico Mass:  1025 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 51 approved meteorites classified as L3.7. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 68:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. Ceniceros Cienega de Ceniceros, Chihuahua, Mexico Fell 20 August 1988, 1020 hr Stone. Ordinary chondrite (H3.7). A single stone weighing 1025 g fell in a field and was recovered that day by a farmer, J. Mostalac, P. O. Box 73-309, 03310 Mexico. Classification, unequilibrated, 29.1% total iron, olivine Fa1-30, A. L. Graham, British Museum (Natural History), London, pers. comm., 1989. Sub-type classification, D. W. Sears, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, pers. comm., 1989. 147 g, British Museum (Natural History). | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 68, Meteoritics 25, 59-70 (1990)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 14 approved meteorites from Durango, Mexico This is 1 of 113 approved meteorites from Mexico (plus 4 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||
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