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| Basic information | Name: Giroux This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1954 Country: Canada Mass:  4.28 kg | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 56 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Pallasite, PMG. [show all] Search for other: Main group pallasites, Metal-rich meteorites, and Pallasites | ||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Revised 26 May 2009: Revised pallasite classifications | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 5:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. Name: GIROUX The place of discovery: 3 miles northeast of Girous, Manitoba, Canada; φ = 49°60'N, λ = 96°37'W. Date of discovery: FOUND, 1953 Class and type: STONY-IRON, Pallasite The number of separate specimens: 1 Total weight, grams: 4725 Writeup from MB 8: Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. GIROUX, Manitoba, Canada. ? Literature: 1. F. Leonard. A Classificational Catalog of the meteoritic falls of the World, 1956, p.8. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 5, Moscow (1957) Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 8, Moscow (1958)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 6 approved meteorites from Manitoba, Canada (plus 2 impact craters) This is 1 of 66 approved meteorites from Canada (plus 5 unapproved names) (plus 31 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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