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Clover Springs
Basic information Name: Clover Springs
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1954
Country: United States
Mass:help 7.7 kg
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 5  (1957)  Mesosiderite
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  Mesosiderite
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  Mesosiderite-A2
Recommended:  Mesosiderite-A2    [explanation]

This is 1 of 6 approved meteorites classified as Mesosiderite-A2.   [show all]
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Writeup from MB 5:
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Name: CLOVER SPRINGS

The place of discovery: About 13 miles southwest of Glover Springs, Gila County, Arizona, USA; φ = 34°27'N, λ = 111°22'W.

Date of discovery: FOUND, unknown

Class and type: STONY-IRON, mesosiderite

The number of separate specimens: 1

Total weight, grams: 7700

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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 5, Moscow (1957)
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Geography:

United States
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (34° 27'N, 111° 22'W)
     Recommended::   (34° 27'N, 111° 22'W)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 179 approved meteorites from Arizona, United States (plus 1 impact crater)
     This is 1 of 1925 approved meteorites from United States (plus 866 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters)
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