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Primm 35º40'N 115º22'W Clark County, Nevada, USA Found 1997 December 23 Ordinary chondrite (H5) 104 meteorite fragments weighing a total of 3.383 kg were recovered by Nicholas Gessler after an extensive search of Roach Dry Lake. Many of the fragments could be fit together to form larger pieces. The largest individual fragments weighed 281, 202, 137, 122, 109, and 101 g. The strewn field measured approximately 1 by 2 miles. Mineralogy and classification (A. Rubin, UCLA) olivine, Fa 18.5; shock stage, S2; weathering grade,W3. Specimens type specimen, 27 g, UCLA; main mass, Gessler. |