Abee is an enstatite chondrite meteorite that fell on 9 June 1952 in Alberta, Canada.
| 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 | |
History
editThe 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
editAbee 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.