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Okahandja
Basic information Name: Okahandja
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1926
Country: Namibia
Mass:help 6.58 kg
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  IIAB
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  IIA
Recommended:  Iron, IIAB    [explanation]

This is 1 of 146 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IIAB.   [show all]
Search for other: IIAB irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites
Buchwald The following entries were found for Okahandja in Buchwald (1975)
[Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press, 1418 pp.]
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Dott. Geol. Alberto Giusta      
Mirko Graul   
Geography:

Namibia
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (21° 59'S, 16° 56'E)
     Recommended::   (21° 59'S, 16° 56'E)

Statistics:
     This is the only approved meteorite from Okahandja, Namibia
     This is 1 of 18 approved meteorites from Namibia (plus 1 impact crater)
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Synonymshelp: Okehandja (In NHM Cat)

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