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Edmonson (a)
Basic information Name: Edmonson (a)
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1955
Country: United States
Mass:help 12 kg
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 61  (1983)  Chondrite
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  L6
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  L6
Recommended:  L6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 11538 approved meteorites (plus 6 unapproved names) classified as L6.   [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
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Writeup from MB 61:
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EDMONSON, Hale County, Texas, USA; φ = 34°17'N, λ = 101°50'W.

FOUND, 1955; recognized 1965.

STONY, chondrite.

1 specimen (fractured) weight 12 kg.

Meteorite was plowed up in field.

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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 61, Meteoritics 18, 77-83 (1983)
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Geography:

United States
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (34° 17'N, 101° 50'W)
     Recommended::   (34° 17'N, 101° 50'W)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 313 approved meteorites from Texas, United States (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 3 impact craters)
     This is 1 of 1871 approved meteorites from United States (plus 890 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters)
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