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Waconda
Basic information Name: Waconda
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1873
Country: United States
Mass:help 50 kg
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  L6
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  L6
Recommended:  L6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 12281 approved meteorites (plus 8 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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References: Never published in the Meteoritical Bulletin
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Cosmic Matter   
Don Edwards   
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Christophe PICQ      
Gerald Armstrong   
METEORITICON   
Michael S. Scherman   
Robert Zdancewicz   
Woreczko Jan & Wadi      
Geography:

United States
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (39° 20'N, 98° 10'W)
     Recommended::   (39° 20'N, 98° 10'W)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 147 approved meteorites from Kansas, United States (plus 1 unapproved name) (plus 1 impact crater)
     This is 1 of 1893 approved meteorites from United States (plus 890 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters)
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Synonymshelp: Mitchell County (In NHM Cat)

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