Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Perryville

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Perryville

Basic information

Name: Perryville
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1906
Country: United States
Mass: 17.5 kg

Classification
history:

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

This is 1 of 8 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IIC. [show all]
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Buchwald

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

Entry for Perryville, volume 3, page 966

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Photos:

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Jay Piatek

Geography:

United States

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(37° 44'N, 89° 51'W)
Recommended::	(37° 44'N, 89° 51'W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 24 approved meteorites from Missouri, United States (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)
This is 1 of 1927 approved meteorites from United States (plus 866 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters)

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