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| Basic information | Name: Maltahöhe This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1991 Country: Namibia Mass:  22.27 kg | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 12 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IAB-sLM. [show all] Search for other: IAB complex irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 71:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. Maltahohe Great Namaland, Namibia Found 1991 Iron. Medium octahedrite (IIICD). A single mass of 22.272 kg was found in a mountainous region 7 km west of Maltahohe. Classification and analysis, Ni 10.7%, Ir 0.24 ppm, Ga 26 ppm, As 19 ppm, John T. Wasson, Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90024-1567, USA. Contains cm-sized silicate inclusions. Information and main mass, Marlin D. Cilz, Box 1063, Malta, MT 59538, USA. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 71, Meteoritics 26, 255-262 (1991)
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Statistics: This is the only approved meteorite from Maltahohe, Namibia This is 1 of 18 approved meteorites from Namibia (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||
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