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Great Sand Sea 003
Basic information Name: Great Sand Sea 003
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: GSS 003
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1991
Country: Egypt
Mass:help 110 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 81  (1997)  Iron
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  Iron
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  Iron
Recommended:  Iron    [explanation]

This is 1 of 102 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as Iron.   [show all]
Search for other: Iron meteorites, Metal-rich meteorites
Data from:
  MB81
  Table 1
  Line 4:
Date:1991
Latitude:26°3'N
Longitude:25°40'E
Mass (g):110
Class:Iron
Catalogs:
References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 81, MAPS 32, A159-A166 (1997)
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Egypt
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (26° 3'N, 25° 40'E)
     Recommended::   (26° 3'N, 25° 40'E)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 38 approved meteorites from Al Wadi al Jadid, Egypt (plus 1 impact crater)
     This is 1 of 129 approved meteorites from Egypt (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)
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