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| Basic information | Name: Kivesvaara This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1968 Country: Finland Mass:  164 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 625 approved meteorites classified as CM2. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 2), CM chondrites, and CM-CO clan chondrites | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 KIVESVAARA, FINLAND, STONY METEORITE Name: KIVESVAARA Place of find: About 1 km SW. of Kivesvaara Hill, 16 km NNW. of Paltamo, Finland. 64°27'N., 27°34'E. Date of find: May, 1968 Class and type: Stone. Carbonaceous chondrite, type 2 (CII). Olivine Fa0.4-22.9, pyroxene Fs1.5-4.8. Number of individual specimens: 2 Total weight: 164 g. Circumstances of find: Found by Mr. P. Huusko while planting trees. Both specimens are angular fragments and retain some fusion crust. Source: Dr. K. A. Kinnunen, Geological Survey of Finland, SF-02150 Espoo 15, Finland. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 59, Meteoritics 16, 193-199 (1981)
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Statistics: This is the only approved meteorite from Oulu, Finland (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 13 approved meteorites from Finland (plus 11 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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