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| Basic information | Name: Ste. Croix This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1988 Country: Switzerland Mass:  4.8 g | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 338 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IIIAB. [show all] Search for other: IIIAB irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 80:
Ste. Croix Canton de Vaud, Switzerland Found 1988, recognized 1995 Iron, octahedrite (IIIAB) A 4.8-g iron was found near a campground. Classification and analysis (F. Wlotzka, Max Planck Inst. für Chemie, Mainz, Germany): Ni, 7.64%; Ga, 20 ppm; Ge, 42 ppm; Ir, 0.148 ppm. Main mass in Swiss Meteorite Laboratory, Museum Bally-Prior, P.O. Box 126, CH-8750 Glarus, Switzerland, contact Rolf W. Bühler; 1 g in Musée Géologique Cantonal, UNIL-BFSH 2, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 80, MAPS 31, A175-A180 (1996)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 2 approved meteorites from Vaud, Switzerland (plus 1 unapproved name) This is 1 of 11 approved meteorites from Switzerland (plus 3 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||
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