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| Basic information | Name: Delaware This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1972 Country: United States Mass:  8.35 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 2104 approved meteorites (plus 5 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 86:
Delaware Logan County, Arkansas, USA Found 1972 Ordinary chondrite (L4) A single 8.346 kg stone was found by Daniel Michaelson, a 12-year-old boy, while hunting for arrowheads with his father. Classification (K. Kaneda, UTok): Fa22.3–27.3; Fs17.5–28.5 (mainly Fs20.0–23.5). The meteorite is brecciated. Weathering grade: W0. Specimens: type specimen, 28 g UTok; main mass, AShaw. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Institutions and collections |
UTok: University Museum, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan (institutional address; updated 3 Oct 2021) AShaw: Allen Shaw, P.O. Box 13166, Edwardsville, KS 66113, United States (private address) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 86, MAPS 37, A157-A184 (2002)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 15 approved meteorites from Arkansas, United States This is 1 of 1934 approved meteorites from United States (plus 866 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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