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Nazareth (iron)

Basic information

Name: Nazareth (iron)
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1968
Country: United States
Mass: 11.31 kg

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 65	(1987)	Iron
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	IIIAB
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	IIIA
Recommended:			Iron, IIIAB [explanation]

This is 1 of 338 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IIIAB. [show all]
Search for other: IIIAB irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites

Writeup

Writeup from MB 65:
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See also Nazareth (b)

DISCOVERY OF THE NAZARETH (IRON), TEXAS, METEORITE

Name: NAZARETH (IRON)

Synonym: Nazareth (b)

Place of find: 4.5 mi northwest of Nazareth, Castro County, Texas.

34^° 31.6'N, 102^° 06.3'W.

Date of find: Fall of 1968

Class and type: Iron. Medium octahedrite.

Number of individual specimens: 1

Total weight: 11.31 kg

Circumstances of find: The meteorite was discovered during the breaking out of a new quarter section of sod on the Elmer Schulte farm.

Source: R. Gooley, C. F. Lewis, C. B. Moore and Glenn I. Huss (1971) The Nazareth (b) meteorite. Meteoritics 6, 93-98.

Buchwald

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

Entry for Nazareth (iron), volume 3, page 879

Catalogs:

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Search for this meteorite in the Natural History Museum collection (U.K.):	Require NHM photo

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 65, Meteoritics 22, 157-163 (1987)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards
Mike Farmer

Geography:

United States

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(34° 31' 36"N, 102° 6' 18"W)
Recommended::	(34° 31' 36"N, 102° 6' 18"W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 313 approved meteorites from Texas, United States (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 3 impact craters)
This is 1 of 1893 approved meteorites from United States (plus 890 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters)

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Synonyms

Nazareth (b) (In NHM Cat)

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