Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for N'Kandhla

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N'Kandhla

Basic information

Name: N'Kandhla
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1912
Country: South Africa
Mass: 17.2 kg

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	IID
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	IID
Recommended:			Iron, IID [explanation]

This is 1 of 27 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IID. [show all]
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Buchwald

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

Entry for N'Kandhla, volume 3, page 906

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Geography:

South Africa

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(28° 34'S, 30° 42'E)
Recommended::	(28° 34'S, 30° 42'E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 3 approved meteorites from KwaZulu/Natal, South Africa
This is 1 of 49 approved meteorites from South Africa (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters)

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Synonyms

N'Kandla (In NHM Cat)
Zululand (In NHM Cat)

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