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Opava
Basic information Name: Opava
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1925
Country: Czech Republic
Mass:help 14.3 kg
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  Iron
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  Iron-hexahedrite
Recommended:  Iron    [explanation]

This is 1 of 102 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as Iron.   [show all]
Search for other: Iron meteorites, Metal-rich meteorites
Buchwald The following entries were found for Opava in Buchwald (1975)
[Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press, 1418 pp.]
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Czech Republic
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (49° 58'N, 17° 54'E)
     Recommended::   (49° 58'N, 17° 54'E)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 3 approved meteorites from Moravskoslezský, Czech Republic
     This is 1 of 26 approved meteorites from Czech Republic (plus 1 unapproved name)
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Synonymshelp: Kylesovice (In NHM Cat)
Troppau (In NHM Cat)
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