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| Basic information | Name: Scarham Creek This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2015 Country: United States Mass:  52.1 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 694 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H3. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 19 Apr 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 107:
Scarham Creek 34.319, -85.979 Alabama, United States Find: 2015 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H3) History: Chris Whitten found this meteorite on his family’s five-acre property near the Scarham Creek, Alabama, in May 2015. He had often searched the property for meteorites for over a decade with no results, however in 2015 a fire burned and cleared some of the wooded area on the property, after which, a new search produced the meteorite find. The sample, when spotted, stood out as different from local rocks and was slightly magnetic. The sample was sent to his aunt, Dana Jenkerson, for identification. KD Meteorites purchased the main mass. Physical characteristics: Single stone, no fusion crust, weathered exterior. Petrography: (C. Agee, UNM) Microprobe examination shows numerous porphyritic chondrules, most with mesostasis or glass. Much of the metal has been oxidized by terrestrial weathering. Geochemistry: (C. Agee, UNM) Olivine Fa14.7±4.0, Fe/Mn=43±14, n=33; low-Ca pyroxene Fs10.8±8.8Wo0.9±0.5, Fe/Mn=26±18, n=8. Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H3), estimated subtype 3.7-3.9 based on mean Fa content of olivine and the 1-sigma Fa content of olivine. Specimens: 10.5 g on deposit at UNM, Chris Whitten holds 3 grams, KD Meteorites holds the main mass. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB107 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
UNM: Institute of Meteoritics
MSC03 2050
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131-1126
USA, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 12 Feb 2015) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 107, MAPS 55, 460-462
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Statistics: This is 1 of 18 approved meteorites from Alabama, United States (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 1896 approved meteorites from United States (plus 890 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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