Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Denver City

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Denver City

Basic information

Name: Denver City
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1975
Country: United States
Mass: 26.1 kg

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 55	(1978)	Iron-an
Hoashi et al. (1992):	Chem. Geol. 98, 1-10.	(1992)	IIIF-an
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	Iron-ung
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	IIIF-an
Recommended:			Iron, ungrouped [explanation]

This is 1 of 151 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Iron, ungrouped. [show all]
Search for other: Iron meteorites, Metal-rich meteorites, and Ungrouped irons

Comments:

Revised 25 May 2010: More conservative recommended class

Writeup

Writeup from MB 55:
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DISCOVERY OF THE DENVER CITY, USA, IRON METEORITE

Name: DENVER CITY

Place of find: Approximately 12 km NNE of Denver City, Yoakum County, Texas, USA. 33°04'17"N., 102°48'01"W.

Date of find: 1975

Class and type: Iron. Fine octahedrite, chemically anomalous.

Number of individual

specimens: 1

Total weight: 26.1 kg

Circumstances of find: Found while ploughing.

Source: E.R.D. Scott, J.T. Wasson and R.W. Bild, 1977. Four new iron meteorite finds. Meteoritics 12, 425-435.

Writeup from MB 98:

Denver City is Iron, ungrouped

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 55, Meteoritics 13, 327-352 (1978)
Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 98, MAPS 45, 1530-1551 (2010)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Corey Kuo

Geography:

United States

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(33° 4' 17"N, 102° 48' 1"W)
Recommended::	(33° 4' 17"N, 102° 48' 1"W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 317 approved meteorites from Texas, United States (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 3 impact craters)
This is 1 of 1927 approved meteorites from United States (plus 866 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters)

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