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Adelie Land
Basic information Name: Adelie Land
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1912
Country: Antarctica [Collected by Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911-1914]
Mass:help 1000 g
Classification
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NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  L5
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  L5
Recommended:  L5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 8890 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as L5.   [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
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Antarctica
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (67° 11'S, 142° 23'E)
     Recommended::   (67° 11'S, 142° 23'E)

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     This is 1 of 44543 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names)
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Synonymshelp: Antarctic (In NHM Cat)
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