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Suwa
Basic information Name: Suwa
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1915
Country: Japan
Mass:help 203 g
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  Iron
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  Iron
Recommended:  Iron    [explanation]

This is 1 of 102 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as Iron.   [show all]
Search for other: Iron meteorites, Metal-rich meteorites
Buchwald The following entries were found for Suwa in Buchwald (1975)
[Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press, 1418 pp.]
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References: Never published in the Meteoritical Bulletin
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Geography:

Japan
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (36° 2'N, 138° 5'E)
     Recommended::   (36° 2'N, 138° 5'E)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 14 approved meteorites from Chubu, Japan (plus 2 unapproved names)
     This is 1 of 58 approved meteorites from Japan (plus 12 unapproved names)
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