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Iron Creek
Basic information Name: Iron Creek
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1869
Country: Canada
Mass:help 175 kg
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  IIIAB
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  IIIA
Recommended:  Iron, IIIAB    [explanation]

This is 1 of 338 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IIIAB.   [show all]
Search for other: IIIAB irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites
Buchwald The following entries were found for Iron Creek in Buchwald (1975)
[Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press, 1418 pp.]
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Geography:

Canada
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (53°N, 112°W)
     Recommended::   (53°N, 112°W)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 17 approved meteorites from Alberta, Canada (plus 3 impact craters)
     This is 1 of 66 approved meteorites from Canada (plus 5 unapproved names) (plus 31 impact craters)
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Synonymshelp: Battle River (In NHM Cat)
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