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| Basic information | Name: Griffith Wash This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2011 Country: United States Mass:  93 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 12331 approved meteorites (plus 8 unapproved names) classified as L6. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 3 Mar 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 100:
Griffith Wash 35°3’59"N, 114°5’51"W Arizona, USA Found: 14 July 2011 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L6) History: A single 93 g brickette-shaped stone was found by Frank Campagnano while he was metal detecting for gold near Griffith Wash in northwest Arizona on July 1,4 2011. It was 20 to 25 cm below the desert surface. No other meteorites have been recovered from the areas surrounding its position. The stone is flight-oriented with well-developed radial flow lines and a roll over lip. A portion of this stone was donated to the UCLA collection. The main mass is held by the finder Frank Campagnano. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB100 Table 1 Line 511: |
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UCLA: Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, United States (institutional address; updated 17 Oct 2011) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 100, MAPS 49, E1-E101 (2014)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 178 approved meteorites from Arizona, United States (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 1894 approved meteorites from United States (plus 890 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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