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Orange River (iron)
Basic information Name: Orange River (iron)
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1855
Country: South Africa
Mass:help 148.8 kg
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  IIIAB
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  IIIB
Recommended:  Iron, IIIAB    [explanation]

This is 1 of 351 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IIIAB.   [show all]
Search for other: IIIAB irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites
Buchwald The following entries were found for Orange River (iron) in Buchwald (1975)
[Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press, 1418 pp.]
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Geography:

South Africa
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (30°S, 25°E)
     Recommended::   (30°S, 25°E)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 4 approved meteorites from Free State, South Africa (plus 1 impact crater)
     This is 1 of 49 approved meteorites from South Africa (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters)
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Synonymshelp: Griqualand (In NHM Cat)

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