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| Basic information | Name: Dos Cabezas This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1998 Country: United States Mass:  755 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 8641 approved meteorites (plus 4 unapproved names) classified as L5. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 84:
Dos Cabezas Cochise County , Arizona, USA Found 1998 August 20 Ordinary chondrite (L5) Seven stones totaling 755 g (individual masses: 476, 139, 48, 42, 29, 19, and 2 g) were found. John Blennert discovered the first piece while he was searching for gold with a metal detector. Blennert, Jim Kriegh, and Bob Boor found the other fragments within the next two months, all within 100 feet of the first stone. Classification and mineralogy (D. Hill and D. Kring, UAz): olivine, Fa25.1±3.1; pyroxene, Fs21.8±2.6; kamacite contains 0.76 ± 0.08 wt% Co; shock stage, S3; weathering grade, W1. Specimens: type specimen, 68 g plus three thin sections, UAz; main masses with finders. | ||||||||||||||||
| Institutions and collections |
UAz: Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, 1629 E. University Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85721, United States (institutional address; updated 14 Jan 2012) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 84, MAPS 35, A199-A225 (2000)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 178 approved meteorites from Arizona, United States (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 1895 approved meteorites from United States (plus 890 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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