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Winona is a meteorite found near Winona, Arizona, and is the type specimen of the winonaites, a group of primitive achondrites. Winonaites contain silicate minerals mixed with metal and sulfide and show evidence of heating, metamorphism, and partial melting on their parent asteroid. Their mineralogy...
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Type winonaite, defines rare primitive achondrite group, strong classification value.
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Pontlyfni is a meteorite that fell near the village of Pontlyfni in Gwynedd, Wales, in 1931. It is classified as a winonaite, a rare type of primitive achondrite whose mineralogy records substantial heating and recrystallization without the complete differentiation seen in many other achondrites. It...
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Rare witnessed winonaite fall, high class significance despite small broader fame.
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