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Forestburg (b) 2.6g Partslice with Fusion Crusted Edge
[Item #S11]
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An L5 chondrite found in 1957 at 33° 29' 44"N, 97° 35' 19"W, in Montague County, Texas, USA by Mr. Willard Freeman. Mr Freeman found this 26.6 kg stone in a dry creekbed where it may have been transported by water.
Mineralogy and classification of Forestburg (b) (T. J. McCoy, JSC; A. J. Ehlmann, TCU): olivine, Fa25.8; pyroxene, Fs21.6; shock stage S5, weathering grade W1; the chondrite is shock blackened and contains impact melt clasts.
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