Description
I recovered this meteorite piece in the Franconia strewn field several years ago. It has excellent shape and is in ‘as found’ condition.
Basic information:
Name: Franconia (This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.)
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2002
Country: United States
Mass: 100 kg
Classification history:
Meteoritical Bulletin: MB 88 (2004) H5
MetBase: v. 7.1 (2006) H5
This is 1 of 8647 approved meteorites (plus 11 unapproved names) classified as H5. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Data from:
MB88
Table 3
Line 5:
State/Prov/County:Mojave, AZ
Origin or pseudonym:dry wash
Date:31 Oct 2002
Latitude:34°42.982’N
Longitude:114°13.318’W
Mass (g):>100000
Pieces:84
Class:H5
Shock stage:S3
Weathering grade:W2
Fayalite (mol%):17.6
Classifier:A. Rubin, UCLA
Type spec mass (g):26.4
Type spec location:UCLA
Main mass:Verish
Finder:John Wolfe
Comments:Fe-Ni veins w. metallic Cu
