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Kyancutta

Basic information

Name: Kyancutta
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1932
Country: Australia
Mass: 32.7 kg

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	IIIAB
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	IIIA
Recommended:			Iron, IIIAB [explanation]

This is 1 of 343 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IIIAB. [show all]
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Buchwald

The following entries were found for Kyancutta in Buchwald (1975)
[Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press, 1418 pp.]

Entry for Kyancutta, volume 2, page 747

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Geography:

Australia

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(33° 17'S, 136° 0'E)
Recommended::	(33° 17'S, 136° 0'E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 241 approved meteorites from South Australia, Australia (plus 3 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters)
This is 1 of 719 approved meteorites from Australia (plus 11 unapproved names) (plus 27 impact craters)

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