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| Basic information | Name: Osterplana This is an official name for a relict meteorite. Relict meteorites are composed mostly of terrestrial minerals, but are thought to have once been meteorites. Note: evidence that this was once a meteorite may not have been critically evaluated. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1987 Country: Sweden | ||||||||||||||||
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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. Osterplana Osterplana quarry, Kinnekulle, Skaraborg, Sweden Found 1987 Stone. Chondrite. Reported as a clast in Ordovician limestone (of age about 480 my.). The meteoritic nature of the original material is indicated by chromite compositions but the chondritic group is not defined. Distinct from Brunflo, J. O. Nystrom et al. (1988) Nature, 336, 572. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 67, Meteoritics 24, 57-60 (1989)
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Österplana 001 (Added 2007-04-30 with new Osterplana relicts) | ||||||||||||||||