Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Allan Hills 84233

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Allan Hills 84233

Basic information

Name: Allan Hills 84233
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: ALH 84233
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1984
Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)]
Mass: 13.6 g

Classification
history:

Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter:	AMN 10(2)	(1987)	Iron
	AMN 13(1)	(1990)	Iron-ung w/silicate inclusions
Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 76	(1994)	Iron-ung
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	Iron-ung
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	Iron-ung
Recommended:			Iron, ungrouped [explanation]

This is 1 of 113 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Iron, ungrouped. [show all]
Search for other: Metal-rich meteorites, Ungrouped irons, and Iron meteorites

Data from:
  MB76
  Table 2
  Line 1198:

Origin or pseudonym:	Near Western
Mass (g):	13.6
Class:	Iron ung
Weathering grade:	e

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References:

Published in Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 10(2) (1987), JSC, Houston
Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 76, Meteoritics 29, 100-143 (1994)

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Geography:

Antarctica

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(76° 43'S, 159° 40'E)
Recommended::	(76° 42' 43"S, 158° 43' 46"E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 24.1 km apart

Statistics:
This is 1 of 31137 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 7823 unapproved names)

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