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Great Bear Lake
Basic information Name: Great Bear Lake
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1936
Country: Canada
Mass:help 40 g
Classification
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NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  H6
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  H6
Recommended:  H6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 6775 approved meteorites (plus 6 unapproved names) classified as H6.   [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
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Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Tim McCoy, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C.   
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Canada
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (66°N, 120°W)
     Recommended::   (66°N, 120°W)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 2 approved meteorites from Northwest Territories, Canada (plus 1 unapproved name) (plus 3 impact craters)
     This is 1 of 67 approved meteorites from Canada (plus 5 unapproved names) (plus 31 impact craters)
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