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| Basic information | Name: Leon This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1943 Country: United States Mass:  30 kg | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 12023 approved meteorites (plus 23 unapproved names) classified as H5. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 39:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. LEON, Butler County, Kansas, USA; φ = 37°40'N, λ = 96°46'W. FOUND, 1943. STONY, olivine-bronzite chondrite. 1 specimen, weight 30 kg, in U.S. National Museum (Washington, USA). | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 39, Moscow (1967) reprinted Met. 5, 85-109 (1970)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 147 approved meteorites from Kansas, United States (plus 1 unapproved name) (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 1934 approved meteorites from United States (plus 866 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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