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Basic information | Name: Black Butte 003 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: BB 003 Observed fall: No Year found: 2018 Country: United States Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 6415 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 31 Jan 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 109:
Black Butte 003 (BB 003) 41°23.3’N, 118°7.8’W Nevada, United States Find: 2018 Sep 27 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H4) History: This fragment was recovered by Robert Verish while he was searching for meteorites at the north end of a playa. Physical characteristics: This angular 4.4 g dark brownish-black fragment has a very weathered exterior. A cut surface shows visible chondrules and metal-grains in a brown matrix. Petrography: (D. Sheikh, FSU) Sample contains well-defined chondrules (Av. 500 μm) along with metal and troilite. Chromite, merrilite, and secondary Fe-oxides present as well. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa18.6±0.5, n=42), Low-Ca Pyroxene (Fs16.3±0.4Wo1.0±0.1, n=14), High-Ca Pyroxene (Fs6.5Wo41.1, n=1), Calcic Plagioclase (An11.0, n=1). Classification: Ordinary Chondrite (H4) Specimens: 1.1 grams at UCLA; main mass with Verish. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB109 Table 0 Line 0: |
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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. 109, in preparation (2020)
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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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