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| Basic information | Name: Littlerock This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1979 Country: United States Mass:  19.05 kg | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 6120 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as H6. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 58:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. DISCOVERY OF THE LITTLEROCK, U.S.A., STONY METEORITE Name: LITTLEROCK Place of find: Littlerock, near Palmdale, California, U.S.A. 34°31'N., 117°59'W. Date of find: April, 1979. Class and type: Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6). Number of individual specimens: 1 Total weight: 19.05 kg (42 lbs). Circumstances of find: Found on farm land at Littlerock. Source: Donald Reed, Littlerock, California, U.S.A. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 58, Meteoritics 15, 235-240 (1980)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 262 approved meteorites from California, United States (plus 24 unapproved names) This is 1 of 1861 approved meteorites from United States (plus 890 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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