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Thumb Butte

Basic information

Name: Thumb Butte
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2008
Country: United States
Mass: 105 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 100	(2012)	H3.8
Recommended:			H3.8 [explanation]

This is 1 of 78 approved meteorites classified as H3.8. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3)

Comments:

Approved 2 Sep 2011

Data from:
  MB100
  Table 1
  Line 1918:

State/Prov/County:	Arizona
Date:	1 Mar 2008
Latitude:	35°10.196'N
Longitude:	114°27.351'W
Mass (g):	105
Pieces:	1
Class:	H3.8
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W1
Fayalite (mol%):	17.3-24
Ferrosilite (mol%):	15.7-19.1
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.5-2.3
Classifier:	Ted Bunch, NAU
Type spec mass (g):	20
Type spec location:	NAU
Main mass:	with finder
Finder:	Todd Parker
Comments:	Submitted by Ted Bunch

Institutions
and collections

NAU: Geology, Bldg 12 Knoles Dr Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 12 Apr 2012)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 100, MAPS 49, E1-E101 (2014)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Public domain photographs:
Todd Parker

Geography:

United States

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(35° 10' 12"N, 114° 27' 21"W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 179 approved meteorites from Arizona, United States (plus 1 impact crater)
This is 1 of 1927 approved meteorites from United States (plus 866 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters)

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