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Smithsonian Iron
Basic information Name: Smithsonian Iron
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1881
Country: (unknown)
Mass:help 3.51 kg
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  IIAB
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  IIB
Recommended:  Iron, IIAB    [explanation]

This is 1 of 148 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IIAB.   [show all]
Search for other: IIAB irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites
Buchwald The following entries were found for Smithsonian Iron in Buchwald (1975)
[Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press, 1418 pp.]
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Geography: 
Coordinates:Unknown.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 35 approved meteorites from (unknown) (plus 15 unapproved names)
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