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Yamato 8451
Basic information Name: Yamato 8451
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Y-8451
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1984
Country: Antarctica [Collected by National Institute of Polar Research, Japan]
Mass:help 54.9 g
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  Pallasite
NIPR Catalogue:  2000 Edition  (2000)  Pallasite
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  Pallasite-ung
Recommended:  Pallasite, ungrouped    [explanation]

This is 1 of 8 approved meteorites classified as Pallasite, ungrouped.   [show all]
Search for other: Metal-rich meteorites, Pallasites
Comments: Revised 26 May 2009: Classification from Boesenberg (2000)
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References: Never published in the Meteoritical Bulletin
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Geography:

Antarctica
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (71° 30'S, 35° 40'E)
     Recommended::   (71° 30'S, 35° 40'E)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 40719 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 4494 unapproved names)
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