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| Basic information | Name: Deakin 008 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1989 Country: Australia Mass:  61.4 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 10290 approved meteorites (plus 18 unapproved names) classified as H5. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 73:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. Deakin 008 Nullarbor, South Australia, Australia Found 1989 July Stone, ordinary chondrite (H5) A mass of 61.4 g was found in a rabbit warren by a hunter. Classification and analysis, olivine Fa19.7 Charles F. Lewis and J. Clark, Center for Meteorite Studies, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA. Information and main mass, Christopher E. Spratt, 314-2100 Granite Street, Victoria, British Columbia V8S 3G7, Canada. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 73, Meteoritics 27, 477-483 (1992)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 239 approved meteorites from South Australia, Australia (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters) This is 1 of 715 approved meteorites from Australia (plus 45 unapproved names) (plus 27 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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