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Basic information | Name: Commodore This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1972 Country: Australia Mass: 304 g | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 6736 approved meteorites (plus 6 unapproved names) classified as H6. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 67:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. Commodore 12 km NW of Commodore railway station, near Parachilna, South Australia, Australia Found 1972, May 17 Stone. Ordinary chondrite (H6). Two weathered stones, totalling 304 g in weight, were found on Motpena cattle station (D. H. McColl, Adelaide, South Australia). Olivine analysis, Fa18.9, classification, A. L. Graham, BM (NH). Distinct from Motpena (L6). | ||||||||||||||||
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 67, Meteoritics 24, 57-60 (1989)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 240 approved meteorites from South Australia, Australia (plus 3 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters) This is 1 of 718 approved meteorites from Australia (plus 11 unapproved names) (plus 27 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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