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Re: Kaffir (c)

Here is some information on Kaffir (c) and Kaffir (d)

Monica

Kaffir (c)	34°40'18" N, 101°48'54" W
  Swisher County, Texas, USA
  Find 
  Stone. Chondrite. Ordinary (L6)
Approx. recovered weight: 7.95 kg
The meteorite Kaffir (c) is listed as at least 11 individual stones in the
Cat. Monnig Meteorite Coll., 1996, p. 34.
Distribution: 7.9kg, Texas Christian Univ., Fort Worth, Monnig Colln; ...
  Specimen(s): [1999,M.30], 0.23g


Kaffir (d)	34°40'18" N, 101°48'54" W
  Swisher County, Texas, USA
  Find 
  Stone. Chondrite. Ordinary (L5)
Synonym(s): ; 
Approx. recovered weight: 26.76 kg
Listed, Cat. Monnig Meteorite Coll., 1996, p. 34.
Distribution: 26.76kg, Texas Christian Univ., Fort Worth, Monnig Colln; ...
  
At 11:21 10/06/99 +0200, Bernd Pauli HD wrote:
>Mike Farmer schrieb:
>
>> Does anyone "Bernd" have any info on an L6 from Texas called
>> Kaffir (c). I have received some in trade from TCU but find
>> no official listing anywhere else. Thanks, Mike Farmer
>
>
>Hello Mike and List,
>
>I'm sorry but there is no Kaffir (c) in my database - only Kaffir (a)
>and (b):
>
>Kaffir (a), L6
>Weathering grade = D
>Swisher County, Texas
>34° 40' 18 N / 101° 48' 54 W
>Find 1965
>TKW 1.9 kg
>
>JULL A.J.T. et al. (1993) Carbon-14 terrestrial ages and weathering of
>27 meteorites from the southern high plains and adjacent areas  - USA
>(Meteoritics 28-2-1993, 188-195): Carbon-14 terrestrial age 27.0 ± 1.3
>ka.
>
>Kaffir (b), H4
>Weathering grade = B
>Swisher County, Texas
>34° 40' 18 N / 101° 48' 54 W
>Find 1966
>TKW 3.5 kg
>
>1726g, Mainz, MPI (of Kaffir (a)).  2108g, Mainz, MPI (of Kaffir (b)).
>69g, Tempe, Arizona State Univ. (of Kaffir (b)). BM London, 66.8g.
>
>A total weight of 3.5 kg was found, Meteor. Bull., 1979, (56),
>Meteoritics, 1979, 14, p.167. Olivine Fa18. Another stone, found in
>1965, of 1874.9 g is listed as Kaffir (a) = L6, G.I Huss, Cat. Huss
>Coll. Meteorites, 1976, p.24.
>
>JULL A.J.T. et al. (1993) Carbon-14 terrestrial ages and weathering of
>27 meteorites from the southern high plains and adjacent areas  - USA
>(Meteoritics 28-2-1993, 188-195): Carbon-14 terrestrial age 6.8 ± 1.3
>ka.
>
>
>Best wishes,
>
>Bernd
>
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