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| Basic information | Name: Maroo This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1991 Country: Australia Mass:  236 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 2809 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as LL6. [show all] Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 77:
Maroo Queensland, Australia Found 1991 Ordinary chondrite (LL6) One stone of 236 g was found. Classification and analysis: olivine Fa30.8, weathering grade W5; Charles F. Lewis, Center for Meteorite Studies, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA, and Frank Wlotzka, Max-Planck-Institut fur Chemie, D-55122 Mainz, Germany. Main mass and information: Blaine Reed, 907 County Road 207 #17, Durango, Colorado 81301, USA. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 77, Meteoritics 29, 891-897 (1994)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 21 approved meteorites from Queensland, Australia (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters) This is 1 of 715 approved meteorites from Australia (plus 45 unapproved names) (plus 27 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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