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| Basic information | Name: Tarlton This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1967 Country: United States Mass:  227 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 6415 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 65:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. DISCOVERY OF THE TARLTON, USA, STONY METEORITE Name: TARLTON Place of find: By Salt Creek, near Tarlton, Fairfield County, Ohio, USA. 39°19'12"N., 82°22'12'W. Date of find: 1967, in the summer. Class and type: Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4). Olivine Fa19.6. A breccia with large light and dark clasts; also contains refractory inclusions of Ca-rich pyroxene and spinel. Number of individual specimens: 1 Total weight: 226.5 g Circumstances of find: Found by Mr. Richard Wise, while hunting for fossils and Indian artifacts. Source: E. Olsen, Department of Geology, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois 60605, USA. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 65, Meteoritics 22, 157-163 (1987)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 12 approved meteorites from Ohio, United States (plus 1 unapproved name) (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 1894 approved meteorites from United States (plus 890 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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