Palmyra meteorite, Marion Co., Missouri, USA
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 39° 48' North , 91° 30' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 39.8, -91.5 |
Ordinary chondrite, unequilibrated (L3)
Fall, 20 January 1926; 135g
After a brite fireball a small mass was recovered from a farm 3 km East of Palmyra. Other than the fact that it is one of only 44 witnessed unequilibrated ordinary chondrites (petrologic type 3), very little seems to have been written about it. The Ca-poor pyroxene (Fs5-21) is conspicuously variable.
While 499 ordinary chondrites have been classified as exactly 'L3', only 5 witnessed falls have been classified as exactly 'L3' [as of October 2015.] The largest is Bovedy, a 5.46 kg witnessed fall of 1969.
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References
Graham, A.L., Editor (1988). The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 66. Meteoritics 23 (2): 171-173. (June 1988).
Grady, M.M. (2000). Catalogue of Meteorites (5/e). Cambridge University Press: Cambridge; New York; Oakleigh; Madrid; Cape Town. 689 pages.
Grady, M.M. (2000). Catalogue of Meteorites (5/e). Cambridge University Press: Cambridge; New York; Oakleigh; Madrid; Cape Town. 689 pages.
External Links
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php - Meteoritical Bulletin Database
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=18079 -Palmyra@MetBullDatabase
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/get_original_photo.php?recno=5640620 - photo
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=18079 -Palmyra@MetBullDatabase
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/get_original_photo.php?recno=5640620 - photo