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Lancon
Basic information Name: Lancon
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1897
Country: France
Mass:help 7 kg
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  H6
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  H6
Recommended:  H6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 6500 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as H6.   [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
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References: Never published in the Meteoritical Bulletin
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Geography:

France
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (43° 45'N, 5° 7'E)
     Recommended::   (43° 45'N, 5° 7'E)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 4 approved meteorites from Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France (plus 3 unapproved names)
     This is 1 of 77 approved meteorites from France (plus 12 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)
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