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| Basic information | Name: Königsbrück This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2004 Country: Germany Mass:  51.8 g | ||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 15 approved meteorites classified as H/L4. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), H/L chondrites, H/L chondrites (type 4-7), L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 3 Feb 2006 | ||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 90:
Königsbrück 51°16′0′′N, 13°54′0′′E Königsbrück, Saxony, Germany Find: May 2004 Ordinary chondrite (H/L4) History: A complete oriented stone weighing 51.8 g, partly covered with fusion crust, was found by an anonymous finder on a field close to the village of Königsbrück, Saxony, Germany, during a search for moldavites. Petrography: (A. Greshake and M. Kurz, MNB) The sample is a fresh, unbrecciated stone with equilibrated olivine and unequilibrated pyroxene. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa22.6), pyroxene (Fs8.2–20.1). Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H/L4); S4, W1. Specimens: An 11.7 g type specimen plus one thin section are on deposit at MNB. An anonymous finder holds the main mass. | ||||||||
| Institutions and collections |
MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011) Kurz: M. Kurz, Schillerstrasse 7, D-34626 Neukirchen, Germany (private address) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 90, MAPS 41, 1383-1418 (2006)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 3 approved meteorites from Sachsen, Germany (plus 5 unapproved names) This is 1 of 55 approved meteorites from Germany (plus 22 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters) | ||||||||
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