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Nantan
Basic information Name: Nantan
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1958
Country: China
Mass:help 9.5 t
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  IIICD
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  IAB-MG
Recommended:  Iron, IAB-MG    [explanation]

This is 1 of 127 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IAB-MG.   [show all]
Search for other: IAB complex irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites
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References: Never published in the Meteoritical Bulletin
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Geography:

China
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (25° 6'N, 107° 42'E)
     Recommended::   (25° 6'N, 107° 42'E)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 7 approved meteorites from Guangxi, China
     This is 1 of 560 approved meteorites from China (plus 15 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)
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Synonymshelp: Dongling (From MetBase)
Dongning (In NHM Cat)
Guangxi Coal Mine (In Wasson & Kallemeyn (2002) GCA 66, 2445–2473)
Nandan (In NHM Cat)
Nantan County (In NHM Cat)

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