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| Basic information | Name: Northbranch 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:  76 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 12021 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 81:
Northbranch Jewell County, Kansas, USA Found ca. 1972, recognized 1997 Ordinary chondrite (H5) A 76 kg stone was found in a grain field. Classification and mineralogy (A. Rubin, UCLA): olivine, Fa19.0; pyroxene Fs16.5; shock stage S4. Specimens: main mass, Reed; type specimen, UCLA. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Institutions and collections |
UCLA: Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, United States (institutional address; updated 17 Oct 2011) Reed: Blaine Reed, P.O. Box 1141, Delta, CO 81416, United States; Website (private address) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 81, MAPS 32, A159-A166 (1997)
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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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