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| Basic information | Name: Stratford This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1974 Country: United States Mass:  50 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 12583 approved meteorites (plus 8 unapproved names) classified as L6. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 53:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. FALL OF THE STRATFORD, CONNECTICUT, STONY METEORITE Name: STRATFORD Place of fall: Stratford, Connecticut, U.S.A. 41°12'N, 73°08'W. Date of fall: May 27,1974, at 1600 Eastern Daylight Time. Class and type: Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (tentative classification L6). Number of individual specimens: 1 Total weight: 50 g Circumstances of fall: A small stone, described as being about the size of an English walnut, fell in a street, making a small dent about one inch deep in the asphalt. Source: Dr. John T. Wasson, Chemistry Department, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 53, Meteoritics 10, 133-158 (1975)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 5 approved meteorites from Connecticut, United States (plus 1 unapproved name) This is 1 of 1919 approved meteorites from United States (plus 867 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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