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Walker County
Basic information Name: Walker County
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1832
Country: United States
Mass:help 74.8 kg
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  IIAB
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  IIA
Recommended:  Iron, IIAB    [explanation]

This is 1 of 140 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IIAB.   [show all]
Search for other: IIAB irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites
Buchwald The following entries were found for Walker County in Buchwald (1975)
[Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press, 1418 pp.]
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Don Edwards   
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Alberto Giusta   
Corey Kuo   
Geography:

United States
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (34° 0'N, 87° 10'W)
     Recommended::   (34° 0'N, 87° 10'W)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 18 approved meteorites from Alabama, United States (plus 1 impact crater)
     This is 1 of 1878 approved meteorites from United States (plus 890 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters)
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Synonymshelp: Alabama (From MetBase)
Claiborne (In NHM Cat)
Clairborne (In NHM Cat)
Lime Creek (In NHM Cat)
Morgan County (In NHM Cat)

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