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Favars
Basic information Name: Favars
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1844
Country: France
Mass:help 1500 g
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  H5
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  H5
Recommended:  H5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 10803 approved meteorites (plus 19 unapproved names) classified as H5.   [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
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References: Never published in the Meteoritical Bulletin
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Br. Guy Consolmagno, Vatican collection   
Don Edwards   
Tonu Pani   
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Corey Kuo      
Geography:

France
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (44° 23'N, 2° 49'E)
     Recommended::   (44° 23'N, 2° 49'E)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 5 approved meteorites from Midi-Pyrenees, France
     This is 1 of 77 approved meteorites from France (plus 12 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)
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Synonymshelp: Gaillac (In NHM Cat)
Laissac (In NHM Cat)

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