Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Honolulu

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Honolulu

Basic information

Name: Honolulu
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1825
Country: United States
Mass: 2.42 kg

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	L5
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	L5
Recommended:			L5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 4181 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as L5. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7), L chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites

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Search for specimens in the Smithsonian Institution collection (U.S.):	Require SI photo
Search for this meteorite in the Natural History Museum collection (U.K.):	Require NHM photo

References:

Never published in the Meteoritical Bulletin

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Peter Marmet
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
David Hardy

Geography:

United States

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(21° 18'N, 157° 52'W)
Recommended::	(21° 18'N, 157° 52'W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 2 approved meteorites from Hawaii, United States
This is 1 of 1535 approved meteorites from United States (plus 33 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters)

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Synonyms:

Hawaii (In NHM Cat)
Sandwich Islands (In NHM Cat)

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