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Monroe
Basic information Name: Monroe
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1849
Country: United States
Mass:help 8.6 kg
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  H4
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  H4
Recommended:  H4    [explanation]

This is 1 of 6400 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H4.   [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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Don Edwards   
Impactika   
Michael Cottingham   
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Robert Smart   
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Woreczko Jan & Wadi   
Geography:

United States
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (35° 15'N, 80° 30'W)
     Recommended::   (35° 15'N, 80° 30'W)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 29 approved meteorites from North Carolina, United States (plus 1 unapproved name)
     This is 1 of 1893 approved meteorites from United States (plus 890 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters)
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