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Villa Natamoros
Basic information Name: Villa Natamoros
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1987
Country: Mexico
Mass:help 156 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 67  (1989)  L3
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  L3.7
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  L3.7
Recommended:  L3.7    [explanation]

This is 1 of 51 approved meteorites classified as L3.7.   [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3)
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Writeup from MB 67:
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Villa Natamoros

Chihuahua, Mexico

Found 1987

Stone. Ordinary chondrite (L3).

A single mass weighing 156 g was found within the strewnfield of the Allende fall. Olivine analysis, Fal-37, classification, R. A. Hewins et al. (1988) Meteoritics, 23, 273.

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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 67, Meteoritics 24, 57-60 (1989)
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Geography:

Mexico
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (26° 45'N, 105° 24'W)
     Recommended::   (26° 45'N, 105° 24'W)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 25 approved meteorites from Chihuahua, Mexico (plus 1 unapproved name)
     This is 1 of 112 approved meteorites from Mexico (plus 5 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)
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Synonymshelp: Villa Matamoros (From MetBase)

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