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Roebourne

Basic information

Name: Roebourne
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1892
Country: Australia
Mass: 86.86 kg

Classification
history:

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

This is 1 of 343 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IIIAB. [show all]
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Buchwald

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

Entry for Roebourne, volume 3, page 1025

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Geography:

Australia

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(22° 20'S, 118° 0'E)
Recommended::	(22° 20'S, 118° 0'E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 348 approved meteorites from Western Australia, Australia (plus 1 unapproved name) (plus 11 impact craters)
This is 1 of 719 approved meteorites from Australia (plus 11 unapproved names) (plus 27 impact craters)

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Synonyms

Hamersley (In NHM Cat)
Hamersley Range (In NHM Cat)
Hammersley (In NHM Cat)
Hammersley Range (In NHM Cat)

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