Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Carichic

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Carichic

Basic information

Name: Carichic
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1983
Country: Mexico
Mass: 17 kg

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 62	(1984)	H5
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	H5
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	H5
Recommended:			H5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 5929 approved meteorites (plus 10 unapproved names) classified as H5. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7), H chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites

Writeup

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from MB 62:

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DISCOVERY OF THE CARICHIC, MEXICO STONY METEORITE

Name: CARICHIC

Place of find: Near Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico. 27°56'N., 107°3'W.

Date of find: 1983

Class and type: Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5). Olivine Fa19.

Number of individual

specimens: 3

Total weight: 17 kg

Circumstances of find: The weathered fragments were found in a field.

Source: W. Zeitschel, Hanau, West Germany; A.L. Graham, Department of Mineralogy, British Museum (Natural History), London, U.K.

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 62, Meteoritics 19, 49-57 (1984)

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Photos:

From Encyclopedia of Meteorites: Meteorite photograph by Geoffrey Notkin http://www.aerolite.org (added to database 2006-09-09)
From Encyclopedia of Meteorites: Meteorite photograph by Geoffrey Notkin http://www.aerolite.org (added to database 2006-09-09)
From Encyclopedia of Meteorites: Meteorite photograph by Geoffrey Notkin http://www.aerolite.org (added to database 2006-09-09)
From Encyclopedia of Meteorites: Photo courtesy Don Edwards (added to database 2007-06-21)

Geography:

Mexico

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(27° 56'N, 107° 3'W)
Recommended::	(27° 56'N, 107° 3'W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 24 approved meteorites from Chihuahua, Mexico (plus 1 unapproved name)
This is 1 of 97 approved meteorites from Mexico (plus 4 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)

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