Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Las Salinas

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Las Salinas

Basic information

Name: Las Salinas
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1905
Country: Chile
Mass: 3.52 kg

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	IIIAB
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	IIIB
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 Las Salinas in Buchwald (1975)
[Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press, 1418 pp.]

Entry for Las Salinas, volume 2, page 758

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Geography:

Chile

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(23° 0'S, 69° 30'W)
Recommended::	(23° 0'S, 69° 30'W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 3442 approved meteorites from Antofagasta, Chile (plus 12 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)
This is 1 of 3471 approved meteorites from Chile (plus 13 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)

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