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| Basic information | Name: Euclid This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1970 Country: United States Mass:  2.5 kg | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 10853 approved meteorites (plus 19 unapproved names) classified as H5. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 83:
Euclid Polk County, Minnesota, USA Found 1970 July Ordinary chondrite (H5) A 2.5 kg stone was found in a field by Mr. Dan Kopecky and kept for 26 years in a coffee can. Mineralogy and classification (N. Forsman, UND; A. Brearley, UNM): olivine, Fa18.4; pyroxene, Fs16.4Wo1.3. Specimens: main mass, Dan Kopecky, RR 1, Box 120B, Euclid, MN 56722; type specimen, UND. | ||||||||||||||||
| Institutions and collections |
UNM: Institute of Meteoritics
MSC03 2050
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131-1126
USA, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 12 Feb 2015) UND: Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Univ. of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58202, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 14 Dec 2018) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 83, MAPS 34, A169-A186 (1999)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 9 approved meteorites from Minnesota, United States This is 1 of 1885 approved meteorites from United States (plus 890 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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