The Faucett meteorite was first found in April 1966 when it was struck by a farmer's plow near the town of Faucett Missouri. Several large broken pieces were found and samples were analyzed by Kansas State University. The meteorite was classified as a H5 chondrite.
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From the Meteoritical Bulletin entry on Faucett :
DISCOVERY OF FAUCETT STONY METEORITE, USA
Name: FAUCETT.
The place of fall or discovery: Faucett, Missouri, USA; φ = 39°37' N, λ = 94°52' W.
Date of fall or discovery: FOUND, April 1966.
Class and type: STONY, olivine-bronzite chondrite.
Number of individual specimens: 2.
Total weight: 21.75 kg. (16.3 kg. and 5.45 kg.).
Circumstances of the fall or discovery: The samples were found by C. R. and C. C. Spencer during plowing of fields. The meteorites were brought to the Department of Geology, Kansas State University.
Source: Report of Associate Professor D. C. Brookins (Manhattan, Kansas, USA) in a letter, V 23 1966.
