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Denman 003
Basic information Name: Denman 003
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1991
Country: Australia
Mass:help 53 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 75  (1993)  H5
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  H5
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  H5
Recommended:  H5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 11568 approved meteorites (plus 23 unapproved names) classified as H5.   [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
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Writeup from MB 75:
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Denman 003

Nullarbor, South Australia, Australia

Found 1991 July

Ordinary chondrite (H5)

Two masses (20 and 33 g) were found. Information, classification and analysis, olivine Fa18.6, pyroxene Fs16.9Wo1.0, research material and thin section, J. Otto, MineralogischPetrogr. Institut der Universitat, Albertstr. 23b, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany. Main mass, Beat Booz, Hofmatt 223, CH5263 Oeschgen, Switzerland.

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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 75, Meteoritics 28, 692-703 (1993)
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Geography:

Australia
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (30° 36' 31"S, 130° 4' 49"E)
     Recommended::   (30° 36' 31"S, 130° 4' 49"E)
Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 12.5 m apart

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 241 approved meteorites from South Australia, Australia (plus 3 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters)
     This is 1 of 719 approved meteorites from Australia (plus 11 unapproved names) (plus 27 impact craters)
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