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Waterville

Basic information

Name: Waterville
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1917
Country: United States
Mass: 37.13 kg

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	IIICD-an
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	IAB-ung
Recommended:			Iron, IAB-ung [explanation]

This is 1 of 68 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IAB-ung. [show all]
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Comments:

Revised 26 Sep 2011: New information received

Writeup

Writeup from MB 100:

Waterville 47°46'04"N, 119°52'35"W

Washington, United States

Found: 1917

Classification: Iron meteorite (IAB, ungrouped)

New information: The Waterville meteorite was found in 1917 on the Fred Fachnie farm near Waterville, Washington. The correct find location was in the N.W. ¼ Sec. 7, T. 26 N., R. 24 E., W.M., or 47°46' 04" N., 119°52'35" W. This information was established by Ellen D. Grizzle in a direct interview with the Fachnie family. The total mass of the meteorite was 37.125 kg as measured in the Ferry Museum of Tacoma, Washington, and as shown in the NHM Catalog of Meteorites (Internet). Further details can be obtained from Mr. Delbert S. Duncan.

Buchwald

The following entries were found for Waterville in Buchwald (1975)
[Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press, 1418 pp.]

Entry for Waterville, volume 3, page 1288

Institutions
and collections

NHM: Department of Mineralogy, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, United Kingdom; Website (institutional address; updated 9 Dec 2011)

Catalogs:

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 100, MAPS 49, E1-E101 (2014)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Public domain photographs:
Delbert S. Duncan

Geography:

United States

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(47° 45'N, 119° 51'W)
Recommended::	(47° 46' 4"N, 119° 52' 35"W)

Note: the NHM and recommended coordinates are 2.8 km apart

Statistics:
This is 1 of 6 approved meteorites from Washington, United States (plus 1 unapproved name)
This is 1 of 1935 approved meteorites from United States (plus 866 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters)

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