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Basic information | Name: Loxton This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1968 Country: Australia Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 7139 approved meteorites (plus 4 unapproved names) classified as L5. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 69:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. Loxton Loxton, South Australia, Australia Found about 1968 Stone. Ordinary chondrite (L5) A single mass weighing 22 g was brought to the South Australian Museum in 1983, having been found about 15 years previously. Classification, olivine Fa24, M. Wallace and A. Pring, South Australian Museum, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. | ||||||||||||||||
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 69, Meteoritics 25, 237-239 (1990)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 238 approved meteorites from South Australia, Australia (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters) This is 1 of 714 approved meteorites from Australia (plus 45 unapproved names) (plus 27 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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