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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:help 14.5 kg
Classification
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NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  L6
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  L6
Recommended:  L6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 12727 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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Vincent Jacques      
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Maxime Denoncin   
Peter Marmet   
Geography:

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

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