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.807 grams Gomez Meteorite ( Class L6 ) cut fragment from Texas 1974

.807 grams Gomez Meteorite ( Class L6 ) cut fragment from Texas 1974

$ 2.63

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Item Type: Meteorites
  • Origin: Deep Space
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Condition: New
  • Specimen Type: Display Specimens

    Description

    Gomez
    Basic information
    Name:
    Gomez
    This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
    Abbreviation:
    There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
    Observed fall:
    No
    Year found:
    1974
    Country:
    United States
    Mass:
    47 kg
    Classification
    history:
    Meteoritical Bulletin:
    (1980)
    L6
    NHM Catalogue:
    (2000)
    L6
    MetBase:
    (2006)
    L6
    Recommended:
    L6
    This is 1 of 10979 approved meteorites (plus 6 unapproved names) classified as L6.
    DISCOVERY OF THE
    GOMEZ, USA,
    STONY METEORITE
    Name:
    GOMEZ
    Place of find:
    Near Gomez, Terry County, Texas, USA.
    33°10'53"N., 102°24'5"W.
    Date of find:
    Before 1974.
    Class and type:
    Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). Olivine Fa26.
    Number of individual
    specimens:
    1
    Total weight:
    47 kg, approximately.
    Circumstances of find:
    Not reported.
    Source:
    P.F. Sipiera
    et al.,
    1979. Abstract enclosed with letter of November 1979.
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