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Tourinnes-la-Grosse

Basic information

Name: Tourinnes-la-Grosse
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1863
Country: Belgium
Mass: 14.5 kg

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	L6
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	L6
Recommended:			L6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 13053 approved meteorites (plus 11 unapproved names) classified as L6. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

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Search for specimens in the Smithsonian Institution collection (U.S.):	Require SI photo
Search for this meteorite in the Natural History Museum collection (U.K.):	Require NHM photo

References:

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards
Peter Marmet
Vincent Jacques
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Alan Mazur
Corey Kuo
Gerald Armstrong
Maxime Denoncin
Peter Marmet

Geography:

Belgium

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(50° 47'N, 4° 46'E)
Recommended::	(50° 47'N, 4° 46'E)

Statistics:
This is the only approved meteorite from Walloon Brabant, Belgium
This is 1 of 5 approved meteorites from Belgium (plus 3 unapproved names)

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Synonyms

Louvain (In NHM Cat)
Tirlemont (In NHM Cat)
Tourinnes la Grosse (From MetBase)

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