Abee (meteorite)
| Abee meteorite | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Chondrite |
| Class | Enstatite chondrite |
| Group | EH4 |
| Country | Canada |
| Region | Alberta |
| Coordinates | 54°14′19″N 113°01′20″W / 54.23861°N 113.02222°W[1] |
| Observed fall | Yes |
| Fall date | 9 June 1952 |
| Found date | 14 June 1952 |
| TKW | 107 kilograms (236 lb)[1] |
 Small 1.26 g slice. | |
 Related media on Wikimedia Commons | |
Abee is an enstatite chondrite meteorite that fell on 9 June 1952 in Alberta, Canada.
History
[edit]The Abee meteorite fell at 11:05 p.m. on 9 June 1952. A stone of 107 kilograms (236 lb) was recovered from a 6 ft (1.8 m) deep crater.[2]
It was found five days later in Harry Buryn's wheat field located in the community of Abee, Alberta, Canada; which is located in Thorhild County, along the Canadian National Railway and Highway 63, 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) north of Thorhild and 49 kilometres (30 mi) from Boyle.
Classification
[edit]Abee is classified as an enstatite chondrite with a petrologic type 4, thus belonging to the group EH4.[1] It is the only example in the world of an EH4 impact-melt breccia meteorite.[3]
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Abee (meteorite).
- ^ a b c Meteoritical Bulletin Database: Abee
- ^ "Meteorite.fr - for Sale - Enstatite EH4 IMB chondrite meteorite". Archived from the original on 2010-08-19. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
- ^ Abee Enstatite Chondrite
External links
[edit]- Rubin, Alan E.; Scott, Wdward R.D. (1997). "Abee and related EH chondrite impact-melt breccias". Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 61 (2): 425–435. Bibcode:1997GeCoA..61..425R. doi:10.1016/S0016-7037(96)00335-3.