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Name: LEIKANGER
Place of find: On the Myrdalsbreen glacier, north of Leikanger, Sognefjord, central Norway.
61° 16'N., 6° 51'E., co-ordinates of Myrdals Lake.
Date of find: July 22, 1978.
Class and type: Stone. Olivine hypersthene chondrite (L6).
Number of individual specimens: 1
Total weight: 1513.35 g.
Circumstances of find: Not reported. The material is now in the Geologisk Museum, Oslo. Source: Dr. W.L. Griffin, Mineralogisk-Geologisk Museum, Sars' Gate 1, Oslo 5, Norway.

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The Leikanger (L6) meteorite was found in Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway, on the 22nd July 1978. 

A total mass of 1513 g was recovered.

The meteorite was donated by Liv and Knut Eldholm to the Natural History Museum in Oslo.

61° 16'N, 6° 51'E



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