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Persimmon Creek
Basic information Name: Persimmon Creek
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1893
Country: United States
Mass:help 5 kg
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  IAB
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  IAB-sLM
Recommended:  Iron, IAB-sLM    [explanation]

This is 1 of 12 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IAB-sLM.   [show all]
Search for other: IAB complex irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites
Buchwald The following entries were found for Persimmon Creek in Buchwald (1975)
[Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press, 1418 pp.]
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Geography:

United States
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (35° 3'N, 84° 14'W)
     Recommended::   (35° 3'N, 84° 14'W)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 29 approved meteorites from North Carolina, United States (plus 1 unapproved name)
     This is 1 of 1893 approved meteorites from United States (plus 890 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters)
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