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| Basic information | Name: Somesbar This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1977 Country: United States Mass:  60 g | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 59:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. DISCOVERY OF THE SOMESBAR, USA, STONY METEORITE Name: SOMESBAR Place of find: Siskiyou County, California, USA. 41°23'N., 123°30'W. Date of find: 1977 Class and type: Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6). Olivine Fa20. Number of individual specimens: 1 Total weight: 60 g, approximately. Circumstances of find: Found by a geologist. 38 g in Tempe, Arizona State University. Source: C.F. Lewis, Center for Meteorite Studies, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 59, Meteoritics 16, 193-199 (1981)
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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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