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| Basic information | Name: Lewiston This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1983 Country: United States Mass:  4.42 kg | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 5996 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H4. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 63:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. DISCOVERY OF THE LEWISTON, USA, STONY METEORITE Name: LEWISTON Place of find: SE 1/4 of Sect. 31, T2S, R32E, in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, USA. 34°00'30"N., 103°36'10'W., approximately Date of find: Recognized 1983 Class and type: Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4). Olivine Fa18.8. Number of individual specimens: 1 Total weight: 4416 g Circumstances of find: Found at an old abandoned house by Eugene Moore. It was possibly used as a door-stop. Source: P.P. Sipiera, Dept. of Geology, Harper College, Palatine, Illinois 60067, U.S.A. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 63, Meteoritics 20, 275-283 (1985)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 226 approved meteorites from New Mexico, United States (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 1865 approved meteorites from United States (plus 890 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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