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Rakovka
Basic information Name: Rakovka
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1878
Country: Russia
Mass:help 9 kg
Classification
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NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  L6
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  L6
Recommended:  L6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 12281 approved meteorites (plus 8 unapproved names) classified as L6.   [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
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References: Never published in the Meteoritical Bulletin
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Don Edwards   
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Woreczko Jan & Wadi   
Geography:

Russia
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (52° 59'N, 37° 2'E)
     Recommended::   (52° 59'N, 37° 2'E)

Statistics:
     This is the only approved meteorite from Orlovskaya oblast', Russia
     This is 1 of 153 approved meteorites from Russia (plus 5 unapproved names) (plus 19 impact craters)
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Synonymshelp: Rakowka (In NHM Cat)
Tula (In NHM Cat)

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