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Rowton

Basic information

Name: Rowton
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1876
Country: United Kingdom
Mass: 3.5 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 Rowton in Buchwald (1975)
[Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press, 1418 pp.]

Entry for Rowton, volume 3, page 1031

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Kieron Heard

Geography:

United Kingdom

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(52° 46'N, 2° 31'W)
Recommended::	(52° 46'N, 2° 31'W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 15 approved meteorites from England, United Kingdom (plus 13 unapproved names)
This is 1 of 23 approved meteorites from United Kingdom (plus 23 unapproved names)

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Synonyms

Shropshire (In NHM Cat)
Wellington (In NHM Cat)

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