RECOVERY AND CLASSIFICATION OF THIRTY NEW METEORITES FROM ROOSEVELT COUNTY, NEW MEXICO

We report the discovery and classification of 30 new meteorites found in or close to Roosevelt County, New Mexico, including two H3 chondrites and a ureilite; the others are equilibrated ordinary chondrites. Over 160 meteorites representing at least 100 different falls have been recovered from this...

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Published in:Meteoritics
Main Authors: Scott, Edward R.D., McKinley, Susan G., Keil, Klaus, Wilson, Ivan E.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1986
Subjects:
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1945-5100.1986.tb00874.x
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Summary:We report the discovery and classification of 30 new meteorites found in or close to Roosevelt County, New Mexico, including two H3 chondrites and a ureilite; the others are equilibrated ordinary chondrites. Over 160 meteorites representing at least 100 different falls have been recovered from this region, mostly from wind blowout areas. As in Antarctica, small specimens predominate and irons, achondrites and C and E chondrites are rare. Paired specimens are also very difficult to identify.

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