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| Basic information | Name: Hökmark This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1954 Country: Sweden Mass:  306 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 2012 approved meteorites (plus 4 unapproved names) classified as L4. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 20:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. HÖKMARK, Hökmark, Västerbotten; 64°26'N, 21°13'E. FALL, June 9, 1954, 20 hrs, 31 min. Greenwich mean time. STONY, chondrite. 2 specimens, weight 108.8 and 196.7 gr.; total weight 305.5 gr. The smaller specimen was dug up directly after the fall; the larger one was found on the following day. Both specimens are at the State Museum (Stockholm). | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 20, Moscow (1961)
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Statistics: This is the only approved meteorite from Vasterbottens, Sweden This is 1 of 14 approved meteorites from Sweden (plus 71 unapproved names) (plus 8 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Synonyms: |
Hoekmark (In NHM Cat) | ||||||||||||||||