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Intermediate and ungrouped ordinary chondrites

Of the 1,063 observed falls in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013), 32 are intermediate and ungrouped ordinary chondrites: ordinary chondrites whose chemical group is intermediate or not assigned. The same dataset holds 126 complete find records of this group, so seen falls make up 20.3 % of its records. Median recovered mass of the falls: 1.3 kg. The heaviest is Knyahinya (500 kg, 1866). The earliest is Albareto in 1766. The most recent is Cali in 2007.

Bright dots: falls in this group. Faint dots: all other observed falls.

Classes inside the group

ClassFallsWhat it means
Ordinary chondrite18an ordinary chondrite without an assigned chemical group or type
L/LL64an ordinary chondrite with iron content between the L and LL groups, petrologic type 6, strongly heated on its parent body
L/LL43an ordinary chondrite with iron content between the L and LL groups, petrologic type 4, mildly heated on its parent body
L/LL53an ordinary chondrite with iron content between the L and LL groups, petrologic type 5, moderately heated on its parent body
H/L3.91an ordinary chondrite with iron content between the H and L groups, petrologic type 3, the least heated and most primitive texture
H/L41an ordinary chondrite with iron content between the H and L groups, petrologic type 4, mildly heated on its parent body
H/L3.61an ordinary chondrite with iron content between the H and L groups, petrologic type 3, the least heated and most primitive texture
L/LL6-an1an ordinary chondrite with iron content between the L and LL groups, petrologic type 6, strongly heated on its parent body, recorded as anomalous

When they fell

The 1870s hold the most falls of this group: 4.

Falls per decade; the first column gathers every fall dated before 1800.

Every fall in the group

YearFallClassCountryRecovered
1766AlbaretoL/LL4Italy2 kg
1810Caswell CountyOrdinary chondriteUnited States1.4 kg
1824TounkinOrdinary chondriteRussia2 kg
1848DharwarOrdinary chondriteIndia1.8 kg
1855BremervördeH/L3.9Germany7.2 kg
1866KnyahinyaL/LL5Slovakia500 kg
1870Cabezo de MayoL/LL6Spain25 kg
1877CynthianaL/LL4United States6 kg
1878La CharcaOrdinary chondriteMexico399 g
1878TieschitzH/L3.6Czech Republic28 kg
1889FergusonOrdinary chondriteUnited States220 g
1899BjurböleL/LL4Finland330 kg
1905MinnichhofOrdinary chondriteHungary550 g
1906KrutikhaOrdinary chondriteRussia845 g
1908Novy-ProjektOrdinary chondriteLithuania1 kg
1912HolbrookL/LL6United States220 kg
1916SultanpurL/LL6India1.7 kg
1919CacakOrdinary chondriteSerbia212 g
1920KushiikeOrdinary chondriteJapan4.5 kg
1924UnkokuOrdinary chondriteSouth Korea1 kg
1927SopotOrdinary chondriteRomania958 g
1927TrysilL/LL6Norway640 g
1930GyokukeiOrdinary chondriteSouth Korea1.3 kg
1933MalagaOrdinary chondriteUnited States150 g
1960SoheriaOrdinary chondriteIndia73 g
1963HoxieOrdinary chondriteUnited States266 g
1964WolamoOrdinary chondriteEthiopia166 g
1980Richland SpringsOrdinary chondriteUnited States1.9 kg
1980Xi UjimginL/LL6-anChina5.9 kg
1982QidongL/LL5China1.3 kg
1990GlanerbrugL/LL5Netherlands670 g
2007CaliH/L4Colombia478 g