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| Basic information | Name: La Banderia This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1986 Country: Mexico Mass:  54.3 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 3180 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as LL5. [show all] Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 71:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. La Banderia Zacatecas, Mexico Found 1986 Stone. Ordinary chondrite (LL5) A stone of 54.3 g was found in the open desert near the village La Banderia. Classification, R. Whitlock, analysis, olivine Fa31.8, highly shocked (shock facies e), James C. Clark, both at Center for Meteorite Studies, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281, USA, where also the main mass is located. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 71, Meteoritics 26, 255-262 (1991)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 14 approved meteorites from Zacatecas, Mexico This is 1 of 113 approved meteorites from Mexico (plus 4 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||
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