Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Slobodka

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Slobodka

Basic information

Name: Slobodka
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1818
Country: Russia
Mass: 2.75 kg

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	L4
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	L4
Recommended:			L4 [explanation]

This is 1 of 2008 approved meteorites (plus 4 unapproved names) classified as L4. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Writeup

Writeup from MB 13:
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Simbirsk (Симбирск). Synonyms: Poltava (Полтава). No such meteorite exists. The name Simbirsk has in all provability been used in referring to the meteorite known as the Slobodka, given on p.352 of the catalogue.

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 13, Moscow (1959)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Alan Mazur
David L. Ribeca

Geography:

Russia

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(55°N, 35°E)
Recommended::	(55°N, 35°E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 4 approved meteorites from Smolenskaya oblast', Russia
This is 1 of 153 approved meteorites from Russia (plus 5 unapproved names) (plus 19 impact craters)

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Synonyms

Poltava (of P. Partsch) (In NHM Cat)
Simbirsk (of G. von Blöde) (In NHM Cat)

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