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| Basic information | Name: Richfield This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1983 Country: United States Mass:  40.8 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 29 approved meteorites classified as LL3.7. [show all] Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 80:
Richfield Morton County, Kansas, USA Found 1983 Ordinary Chondrite (LL3.7) A 40.8-kg stone was found while terracing a grain field. Mineralogy (A. Rubin, Univ. Calif., Los Angeles): olivine, Fa26.1±4.6, range Fa4-30; Co in kamacite, 14.6 mg/g. Induced TL (P. Benoit, U. Ark.): sensitivity, 0.25/0.24 (light/dark); peak T 190ºC/187ºC; peak width, 132ºC/131ºC. Specimens: 1.164 kg, Arizona State University; 6 kg, Blaine Reed, 907 County Road 207 #1, Durango, CO 81301, USA; main mass, Steve Arnold, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 80, MAPS 31, A175-A180 (1996)
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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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