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| Basic information | Name: Shiraiwa This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1915 or 1920 Country: Japan Mass:  950 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 5996 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) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 12:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. Page 148, HATAYA, Semboku, Akita, Honshu, Japan; φ = 39.5°N; λ = 140.2° E Found 1920, September. Chondrite, (This meteorite has been entered in the catalogue twice see: the Siruiwa meteorite, p. 351; corrected name should read Shiraiwa). Source: A letter written by Dr. S. Kanada to E. L. Krinov dated October 27, 1958. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 12, Moscow (1959)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 12 approved meteorites from Tohoku, Japan (plus 1 unapproved name) This is 1 of 57 approved meteorites from Japan (plus 12 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Synonyms: |
Hataya (In NHM Cat) Siroiwa (In NHM Cat) Siruiwa (In NHM Cat) | ||||||||||||||||