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Daveytown 006

Basic information

Name: Daveytown 006
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2018
Country: United States
Mass: 6.6 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 108	(2020)	H4
Recommended:			H4 [explanation]

This is 1 of 6412 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H4. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Approved 11 Oct 2019

Writeup

Writeup from MB 108:

Daveytown 006 41°19.552’N, 117°52.316’W

Nevada, United States

Find: 2018 Oct 03

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H4)

History: This stone was recovered by Robert Verish while he was searching for meteorites along the margin of a sand-dune field.

Physical characteristics: The physical description for this 6.6 g chondritic stone is identical to Daveytown 003 and 004, such as, many chondrules stand-out in high relief on the exterior surface.

Petrography: (D. Sheikh, FSU) Composed of small to medium-sized chondrules (average ~0.4 mm) in a fine-grained matrix.

Geochemistry: Olivine, Fa_18.8±0.8(N=25); orthopyroxene, Fs_18.3±1.3Wo_1.7±0.1, (N=25).

Classification: Ordinary Chondrite (H4)

Specimens: 1.32 grams at UCLA; main mass with Verish.

Data from:
  MB108
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State/Prov/County:	Nevada
Origin or pseudonym:	dry lake
Date:	2018 Oct 03
Latitude:	41°19.552'N
Longitude:	117°52.316'W
Mass (g):	6.6
Pieces:	1
Class:	H4
Shock stage:	S4
Weathering grade:	W2
Fayalite (mol%):	18.8±0.8 (N=25)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	18.4±1.3 (N=25)
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.7±0.1 (N=25)
Classifier:	D. Sheikh, FSU
Type spec mass (g):	1.32
Type spec location:	UCLA
Main mass:	Verish
Finder:	Robert Verish
Comments:	Fieldname = UU181003A; lab ID# = V-D-F; submitted by Daniel Sheikh

Institutions
and collections

UCLA: Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, United States (institutional address; updated 17 Oct 2011)
FSU: Department of Geological Sciences, Florida State University, Tallahassee FL 32306-4100, United States (institutional address; updated 16 Dec 2010)
Verish: Robert Verish, Meteorite-Recovery Lab, P.O. Box 463084, Escondido, CA 92046, United States; Website (private address; updated 27 May 2009)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 108 (2020) Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 55, 1146-1150

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Public domain photographs:
Robert Verish

Geography:

United States

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(41° 19' 33"N, 117° 52' 19"W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 158 approved meteorites from Nevada, United States (plus 4 unapproved names)
This is 1 of 1894 approved meteorites from United States (plus 890 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters)

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