Abee is an
enstatite chondrite
Enstatite chondrites (E-type chondrites) are a rare form of meteorite, rich in the mineral enstatite. Only about 200 E-Type chondrites are currently known, comprising about 2% of the chondrites that fall on Earth.Norton, O.R. and Chitwood, L.A. F ...
meteorite
A meteorite is a rock (geology), rock that originated in outer space and has fallen to the surface of a planet or Natural satellite, moon. When the original object enters the atmosphere, various factors such as friction, pressure, and chemical ...
that fell on 9 June 1952 in
Alberta
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,
Canada
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.
History
The Abee meteorite fell at 11:05 p.m. on 9 June 1952. A stone of was recovered from a deep crater.
It was found five days later in Harry Buryn's wheat field located in the community of
Abee, Alberta,
Canada
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; which is located in
Thorhild County
Thorhild County is a municipal district located in the central part of northern Alberta, Canada, in Census Division 13. It was incorporated in 1955. It changed its name from the ''County of Thorhild No. 7'' to ''Thorhild County'' on March 20, ...
, along the
Canadian National Railway
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CN is Canada's largest railway, in terms of both revenue a ...
and
Highway 63, north of
Thorhild and from
Boyle
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Places United States
* Boyle, Kansas, an unincorporated community
* Boyle, Mississippi, a town
*Boyle County, Kentucky
*Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, a neighborhood
Elsewhere
* Boyle (crater), a lunar crater
* 11967 Boyle, ...
.
Classification
Abee is classified as an
enstatite chondrite
Enstatite chondrites (E-type chondrites) are a rare form of meteorite, rich in the mineral enstatite. Only about 200 E-Type chondrites are currently known, comprising about 2% of the chondrites that fall on Earth.Norton, O.R. and Chitwood, L.A. F ...
with a
petrologic type
A chondrite is a stony (non-metallic) meteorite that has not been modified by either melting or differentiation of the parent body. They are formed when various types of dust and small grains in the early Solar System accreted to form primiti ...
4, thus belonging to the group EH4.
It is the only example in the world of an EH4 impact-melt
breccia
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The word has its origins in the Italian language ...
meteorite
A meteorite is a rock (geology), rock that originated in outer space and has fallen to the surface of a planet or Natural satellite, moon. When the original object enters the atmosphere, various factors such as friction, pressure, and chemical ...
.
[Abee Enstatite Chondrite]
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References
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See also
*Glossary of meteoritics
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* 2 Pallas – an asteroid from the asteroid belt and one of the likely parent bodies of the CR meteorites.
* 4 Vesta – second-largest asteroid in the asteroid bel ...
*Meteorite fall
A meteorite fall, also called an observed fall, is a meteorite collected after its fall from outer space, that was also observed by people or automated devices. Any other meteorite is called a "meteorite find, find". There are more than 1,300 d ...
{{Meteorites by name
Meteorites found in Canada
1952 in Alberta
20th-century astronomical events
June 1952 in Canada