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| Basic information | Name: Myrtle Springs This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2002 Country: Australia Mass:  53 g | ||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 6000 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H4. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 87:
Myrtle Springs South Australia Found 2002 July 11 Ordinary chondrite (H4) A single stone of 52.99 g was found by Mr. Don McColl while searching for tektites. Classification (M. Zbik University of South Australia; A. Pring SAM): olivine, Fa19.6 ± 0.6; pyroxene, Fs18.2 ± 0.7Wo1.3 ± 0.8. Shock stage S2, the meteorite contains extensive iron oxide staining. See Zbik and Pring (2003). Specimens: Main mass and type specimen, SAM. | ||||||||||||
| Institutions and collections |
SAM: Department of Mineralogy, South Australian Museum, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia; Website (institutional address; updated 18 Oct 2011) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 87, MAPS 38, A189-A248 (2003)
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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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