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Dimmitt is a meteorite that fell in prehistoric times in The United States. It was named after the nearest town of Dimmitt, Texas.

Dimmitt
Type	stone; H3.7 ordinary chondrite meteorite
Structural classification	Regolith breccia
Class	H3.7
Group	H chrondite
Shock stage	S3[1]
Country	United States
Region	Castro County, Texas
Coordinates	34°35′N 102°10′W
Observed fall	No
Fall date	Prehistoric times
Found date	1942[2]
TKW	200 kg
Strewn field	Yes

History

The Dimmitt strewn field is approximately 25 miles (40 km) from the locality of Olton. Dimmitt is also currently one of 311 approved meteorites from Texas and one of 1801 approved meteorites from the United States.

There is currently a large collection of Dimmitt meteorites held in the Meteorite Collection of the University of New Mexico Institute of Meteoritics and in the Oscar Monnig Collection.[3]

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