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GOMEZ, TERRY COUNTY, TEXAS: A NEW METEORITE FIND
Author(s) -
Sipiera Paul P.,
Tarter James,
Moore Carleton B.,
Dod Bruce D.,
Johnston Ronald A.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
meteoritics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1945-5100
pISSN - 0026-1114
DOI - 10.1111/j.1945-5100.1980.tb00524.x
Subject(s) - meteorite , chromite , geology , chondrite , geochemistry , ordinary chondrite , mineralogy , archaeology , astrobiology , geography , physics
The Gomez meteorite, weighing slightly over 47 kg, was found near the town of Gomez, Terry County, Texas (33° 10′53 “N, 102° 24′5” W) prior to 1974. It is a highly weathered, equilibrated L‐6 chondrite of composition Fa 26, Fs 23. A large number of chromite grains and possibly partially weathered lawrencite grains were noted.