Brenham | |
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Type | Stony–iron |
Class | Pallasite |
Group | Anomalous Pallasite (Pallasite-an)[1] |
Composition | 8.5% Ni, 21.5 ppm Ga, 55.5 ppm Ge, 0.023 ppm Ir |
Country | United States |
Region | Kansas |
Coordinates | 37°34′57″N 99°9′49″W / 37.58250°N 99.16361°W |
Observed fall | No |
Fall date | 20,000 years ago |
Found date | 1882 |
TKW | 4.3 tons[1] |
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Brenham[1] is a pallasite meteorite found near Haviland, a small town in Kiowa County, Kansas, United States. Pallasites are a type of stony–iron meteorite that when cut and polished show yellowish olivine (peridot) crystals.
The Brenham meteorite is associated with the Haviland Crater.