[meteorite-list] Lorton

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:51:40 -0500
Message-ID: <AANLkTinJk-yeeMH=BfHzrG8_Fvu-1UbQzn9rJB0LCndx_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi List,

With Lorton now being official (thanks to Greg S. for pointing this
out), here is a break down of types for all official meteorite falls
in the 21st century. Only falls that are officially-approved and
appear in the Met Bulletin are counted.

Type : Total falls since 2000AD (56 total falls)

CM2
CO3.6
CV3
C2-ung
EL6
L5 : four
L5/6
L5-6
L6 : nine
LL5
LL6 : five
H/L4
H3.8
H3-5 : two
H4 : two
H4-5 : two
H4/5 : two
H5 : twelve
H5/6
H6
Ureilite
Eucrite : five
Iron IIE-an

Some observations about this tally :

H5 is the most common with 12 total falls in the last 10 years.
L6 is the second-most common with 9 total falls in the same period.
LL6 and Eucrite tied for third-most common with 5 each.
There are a total of 24 H-chondrites.
There are a total of 21 L-chondrites.
There are a total of 4 carbonaceous chondrites. Each is different type.
Of the 6 achondrites to fall, 5 of them were eucrites. (the other was
a ureilite)
Only one iron has fallen in the last 10 years. (IIE-anomalous)

Best regards,

MikeG

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