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| Basic information | Name: Abajo This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1982 Country: Mexico Mass:  331 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 11077 approved meteorites (plus 22 unapproved names) classified as H5. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 62:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. DISCOVERY OF THE ABAJO, MEXICO, STONY METEORITE Name: ABAJO Place of find: Near Cienega de Ceniceros de Abajo, Chihuahua, Mexico 26°48'N., 105°25'W. Date of find: 1982 Class and type: Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5). Olivine Fa18.9. Number of individual specimens: 2 Total weight: 332 g Circumstances of find: A single, crusted, individual weighing 319 g and a further fragment of 12 g were found within the strewnfield of the Allende fall. The 319 g mass is now in the British Museum (Natural History). Source: W. Zeitschel, Hanau, West Germany and A. L. Graham, Department of Mineralogy, British Museum (Natural History), London, UK. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 62, Meteoritics 19, 49-57 (1984)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 25 approved meteorites from Chihuahua, Mexico (plus 1 unapproved name) This is 1 of 113 approved meteorites from Mexico (plus 4 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||
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