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Plainview is an H5 ordinary chondrite meteorite associated with a broad strewn field near Plainview, Texas, where numerous individual stones have been recovered. The H classification indicates relatively high total iron, while petrologic type 5 indicates that its minerals were thermally equilibrated on the parent asteroid without complete melting. It is studied as material from an early solar-system body and is also represented in meteorite collections.
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Where was the Plainview meteorite found?
Plainview is associated with a broad strewn field near Plainview, Texas. Numerous individual stones have been recovered from the area.
What type of meteorite is Plainview?
Plainview is an H5 ordinary chondrite. The H group indicates relatively high total iron, while type 5 indicates substantial thermal alteration.
What does H5 mean in the Plainview classification?
H refers to relatively high total iron among ordinary chondrites. The number 5 indicates that the minerals experienced significant thermal metamorphism without reaching the most altered type 6 level.
Was the Plainview meteorite one single stone?
No. Plainview is associated with a broad strewn field containing numerous individual stones. That pattern is typical of a meteorite fall that broke apart before or during landing.
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