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Samelia

Basic information

Name: Samelia
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1921
Country: India
Mass: 2.46 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 Samelia in Buchwald (1975)
[Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press, 1418 pp.]

Entry for Samelia, volume 3, page 1049

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Geography:

India

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(25° 40'N, 74° 52'E)
Recommended::	(25° 40'N, 74° 52'E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 16 approved meteorites from Rajasthan, India (plus 4 unapproved names)
This is 1 of 146 approved meteorites from India (plus 10 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)

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Synonyms

Beshkalai (In NHM Cat)
Beshkalia (From MetBase)
Beshki (In NHM Cat)
Shahpura (In NHM Cat)
Shimelia (In NHM Cat)

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