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St. Denis Westrem
Basic information Name: St. Denis Westrem
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1855
Country: Belgium
Mass:help 700 g
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  L6
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  L6
Recommended:  L6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 12331 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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S. Pardon (IRSNB)   
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Peter Marmet   
Geography:

Belgium
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (51° 3'N, 3° 45'E)
     Recommended::   (51° 3'N, 3° 45'E)

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     This is the only approved meteorite from Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
     This is 1 of 5 approved meteorites from Belgium (plus 3 unapproved names)
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Synonymshelp: Gent (In NHM Cat)
Ghent (In NHM Cat)

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