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| Basic information | Name: Plainview (1917) This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1917 Country: United States Mass:  700 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 30:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. DEATH VALLEY, Inyo County, California, USA; φ = 36°21'N, λ = 116°49'W. FOUND 1956. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 30, Moscow (1964)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 317 approved meteorites from Texas, United States (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 3 impact craters) This is 1 of 1934 approved meteorites from United States (plus 866 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Synonyms: |
Death Valley (In NHM Cat) Hale County (In NHM Cat) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||