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Alberta
Basic information Name: Alberta
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1949
Country: Congo - Dem. Rep.
Mass:help 625 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 8  (1958)  Stone
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  L
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  L
Recommended:  L    [explanation]

This is 1 of 54 approved meteorites classified as L.   [show all]
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Writeup from MB 8:
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ALBERTA, Belgian Congo, Africa. Stone.

Literature: 1. Bull. Serv. Geo1. Congo Belge et Ruanda-Urundi. 1954, No. 5, 29-51. /MA-12-611/.

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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 8, Moscow (1958)
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Geography:

Congo - Dem. Rep.
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (2° 0'N, 22° 40'E)
     Recommended::   (2° 0'N, 22° 40'E)

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     This is 1 of 2 approved meteorites from Haut-Zaire, Congo - Dem. Rep.
     This is 1 of 6 approved meteorites from Congo - Dem. Rep. (plus 1 impact crater)
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