Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Naifa

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Naifa

Basic information

Name: Naifa
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1932
Country: Saudi Arabia
Mass: 8 g

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	Iron
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	Iron-medium octahedrite
Recommended:			Iron [explanation]

This is 1 of 102 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as Iron. [show all]
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Buchwald

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

Entry for Naifa, volume 3, page 875

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Geography:

Saudi Arabia

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(19° 56'N, 51° 13'E)
Recommended::	(19° 56'N, 51° 13'E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 103 approved meteorites from Ash Sharqiyah, Saudi Arabia (plus 1 unapproved name) (plus 1 impact crater)
This is 1 of 113 approved meteorites from Saudi Arabia (plus 4 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)

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Synonyms

Naifah (In NHM Cat)

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