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| Basic information | Name: Caldwell This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1961 Country: United States Mass:  12.9 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 30 approved meteorites classified as L-imp melt. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Melted chondrites, Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 81:
Caldwell Classification. Caldwell is listed by Graham et al. (1985) as a chondrite. It has now been classified by A. Rubin (UCLA) as an L chondrite impact-melt breccia. Mineralogy: olivine, Fa24.6; low-Ca pyroxene, Fs20.5Wo2.0; contains abundant melt and recrystallized silicates. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Institutions and collections |
UCLA: Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, United States (institutional address; updated 17 Oct 2011) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 81, MAPS 32, A159-A166 (1997)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 145 approved meteorites from Kansas, United States (plus 1 unapproved name) (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 1866 approved meteorites from United States (plus 890 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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