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Grosnaja
Basic information Name: Grosnaja
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1861
Country: Russia
Mass:help 3.5 kg
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  CV3
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  CV3
Recommended:  CV3    [explanation]

This is 1 of 612 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as CV3.   [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CV chondrites, and CV-CK clan chondrites
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References: Never published in the Meteoritical Bulletin
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Geography:

Russia
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (43° 40'N, 45° 23'E)
     Recommended::   (43° 40'N, 45° 23'E)

Statistics:
     This is the only approved meteorite from Chechenskaya Respublika, Russia
     This is 1 of 153 approved meteorites from Russia (plus 5 unapproved names) (plus 19 impact craters)
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