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18.55g NORTHBRANCH - H5 Chondrite I Kansas Find 1972

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On Offer: 18.55g  Northbranch meteorite slice 

Description: 18.55 gram Northbranch - H5 Ordinary Chondrite meteorite slice.

Oficial Name: Northbranch
Type: H5 Ordinary Chondrite
Country: Jewell County, Kansas, USA
Year found: 1972
A 76 kg single stone was found in a grain field. The finder was originally told by a local University that he did not have a meteorite. It was finally recognized in 1997.

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Northbranch
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
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:   MB 81   (1997)   H5
NHM Catalogue:   5th Edition   (2000)   H5
MetBase:   v. 7.1   (2006)   H5
Recommended:   H5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 11131 approved meteorites (plus 22 unapproved names) classified as H5.   [show all]
Search for other: H chondritesH 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.




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