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Densmore (1879)
Basic information Name: Densmore (1879)
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1879
Country: United States
Mass:help 37.2 kg
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  L6
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  L6
Recommended:  L6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 12281 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)
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References: Never published in the Meteoritical Bulletin
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Mark Bostick   
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Gerald Armstrong   
Jon Shapiro   
MeteoriteCollector.org - FCOM - Russ Finney   
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Phil Schmitz   
Geography:

United States
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (39° 39'N, 99° 41'W)
     Recommended::   (39° 39'N, 99° 41'W)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 147 approved meteorites from Kansas, United States (plus 1 unapproved name) (plus 1 impact crater)
     This is 1 of 1893 approved meteorites from United States (plus 890 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters)
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Synonymshelp: Densmore (a) (In NHM Cat)

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