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The Salem, Oregon L6 Chondrite
Author(s) -
Clarke Roy S.,
Pugh Richard N.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
meteoritics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1945-5100
pISSN - 0026-1114
DOI - 10.1111/j.1945-5100.1988.tb00913.x
Subject(s) - meteorite , chondrite , geology , ordinary chondrite , geochemistry , mineralogy , astrobiology , physics
— The Salem, Oregon meteorite fall of 1:05 a.m. (07:05 GMT) May 13, 1981 (lat. 44°58′45″N., long. 123°58′10″W) was heard by two observers. A 22.2 g fragment was recovered immediately from a total recovery of 61.4 g from a single individual. No other fall related phenomena were observed. It is a heavily fusion‐crusted, shock‐veined, L6 chondrite.