Oldenburg meteorite

{{Short description|Meteorite found in Germany}}

{{Infobox meteorite

|Name = Oldenburg meteorite

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|Image = Meteorite Benthullen cropped.jpg

|Image_caption = The larger of the two stones.

|Type = Chondrite

|Class = Ordinary chondrite

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|Group = L6

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|Composition = FeNi metal: 10–50% Ni, 0.25–0.7% Co

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|Country = Germany

|Region = Niedersachsen

|Lat_Long = {{coord|52|57||N|8|10||E|display=inline,title}}{{cite web|title=Oldenburg (1930)|url=http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=18009|work=Meteoritical Bulletin Database|access-date=28 December 2012}}

|Observed_fall = Yes

|Fall_date = 1930-09-10{{cite web|title=Oldenburg meteorite|url=http://58381.activeboard.com/t44907611/oldenburg-meteorite/|publisher=Astronomy News|access-date=28 December 2012}} 14:15{{cite web|title=Oldenburg|url=http://www.astroamateur.de/meteorite/31.html|access-date=28 December 2012}}

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|TKW = {{Convert|16.57|kg}}

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The Oldenburg meteorite fell 23 km from Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany on 10 September 1930, one stone falling in Bissel, the other in Beverbruch.{{cite web|title=OLDENBURG METEORITE: 10 SEPTEMBER 1930 FALL|url=http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/oldenburg-meteorite-10-september-1930-fall|access-date=28 December 2012}} The mass of this meteorite is 16.57kg.