Benton meteorite

Benton
Benton
Type	Chondrite
Group	LL6
Shock stage	S3
Country	Canada
Region	New Brunswick
Coordinates	45°57′N 67°33′W / 45.950°N 67.550°W
Observed fall	Yes
Fall date	January 16, 1949, about 4:00pm
TKW	2.84 kilograms (6.3 lb)

Benton^[1] is a meteorite found near the village of Benton, New Brunswick following a fireball.^[2] Two masses were found but the meteorites were split up. The largest fragment is now in the Canadian National Meteorite Collection, Ottawa.

Classification

It is classified as LL6-ordinary chondrite.^[1]

The geological history of Benton has four stages: chondrule formation and accumulation, brecciation, thermal metamorphism and finally shock vein formation.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Meteoritical Bulletin Database: Benton
^ ^a ^b Walton, E. L. & Spray, J. G., 2003, Mineralogy, petrology, and thermal evolution of the Benton LL6 chondrite Meteoritics & Planetary Science, Vol. 39, No. 8, Supplement, p. A157-161

[database-1] Meteoritical Bulletin Database: Benton

[ws2003-2] Walton, E. L. & Spray, J. G., 2003, Mineralogy, petrology, and thermal evolution of the Benton LL6 chondrite Meteoritics & Planetary Science, Vol. 39, No. 8, Supplement, p. A157-161

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