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Karoonda
Basic information Name: Karoonda
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1930
Country: Australia
Mass:help 41.73 kg
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  CK4
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  CK4
Recommended:  CK4    [explanation]

This is 1 of 121 approved meteorites classified as CK4.   [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (equilibrated), CK chondrites, CK chondrites (type 4-6), and CV-CK clan chondrites
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References: Never published in the Meteoritical Bulletin
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Don Edwards   
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Argus Rocks   
Brice D. Hornback   
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Dirk Hohmann   
Don Cuarzo   
Gabriel Gonçalves Silva   
Gerald Armstrong      
Gregor H.   
Jay Piatek   
John Tanner   
MeteoriteCollector.org - AMNH - New York   
Michael S. Scherman   
Phil Schmitz   
Robert Zdancewicz   
Wandering Star   
Woreczko Jan & Wadi         
Geography:

Australia
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (35° 5'S, 139° 55'E)
     Recommended::   (35° 5'S, 139° 55'E)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 240 approved meteorites from South Australia, Australia (plus 3 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters)
     This is 1 of 718 approved meteorites from Australia (plus 46 unapproved names) (plus 27 impact craters)
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Synonymshelp: Karoona (In NHM Cat)

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