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| Basic information | Name: Eagle This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1947 or 1946 Country: United States Mass:  10 kg | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 136 approved meteorites classified as EL6. [show all] Search for other: EL chondrites, Enstatite chondrites, Enstatite chondrites (type 4-7), and Enstatite-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 67:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. Eagle Cass County, Nebraska, USA Found 1947, in the spring Stone. Enstatite chondrite (EL6). A single mass weighing about 24 lbs was recovered from a ploughed field. The stone was cut in 1984 and a total of 9.46 kg is now preserved. The stone may have fallen in October, 1946 when a bright meteor was seen in the area (G. I. Huss, P. O. Box 2098, Denver, Colorado 80201, USA; E. J. Olsen et al. (1988) Meteoritics, 23, 379). | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 67, Meteoritics 24, 57-60 (1989)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 50 approved meteorites from Nebraska, United States This is 1 of 1934 approved meteorites from United States (plus 866 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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