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| Basic information | Name: Greenwell Springs This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1987 Country: United States Mass:  664 g | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 389 approved meteorites classified as LL4. [show all] Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 66:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. Greenwell Springs Greenwell Springs, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA Found 1987, November 30 Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite, amphoterite (LL4). A single 664 g mass was found by Mr. Fred Rapuana in the front yard of his residence. The fall probably occurred within one week of recovery. Olivine Fa28.5; low-Ca pyroxene not equilibrated. (G. R. Byerly, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA) | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 66, Meteoritics 23, 171-173 (1988)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 3 approved meteorites from Louisiana, United States This is 1 of 1894 approved meteorites from United States (plus 890 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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