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| Basic information | Name: Dunedin This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1960 Country: New Zealand Mass:  5.1 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 365 approved meteorites classified as LL3. [show all] Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 67:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. Dunedin Found 1960, approx. Stone. Ordinary chondrite (LL3). A small fragment weighing 5.1 g was found in the geological collections of the University of Otago, New Zealand, labelled 'Morven.' Distinct from Morven, Olivine Fa4.1-22.9, P. P. Sipiera et al. (1987) Chemical Geol. 64, 351. LL3.1 classification, distinct from Semarkona and Krymka, (L. Schultz (1988) pers. comm.). | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 67, Meteoritics 24, 57-60 (1989)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 10 approved meteorites from New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||