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Alessandria
Basic information Name: Alessandria
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1860
Country: Italy
Mass:help 908 g
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  H5
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  H5
Recommended:  H5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 11255 approved meteorites (plus 22 unapproved names) classified as H5.   [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
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References: Never published in the Meteoritical Bulletin
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Geography:

Italy
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (44° 53'N, 8° 45'E)
     Recommended::   (44° 53'N, 8° 45'E)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 5 approved meteorites from Piemonte, Italy (plus 2 unapproved names)
     This is 1 of 42 approved meteorites from Italy (plus 23 unapproved names)
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Synonymshelp: Alexandria (In NHM Cat)
Allessandria (In NHM Cat)
Piedmont (In NHM Cat)
San Giuliano (In NHM Cat)
San Giuliano di Alessandria (In NHM Cat)
San Giuliano Vecchio (In NHM Cat)
San Giuliano Veccio (From MetBase)
Santa Giulietta (In NHM Cat)
Thal v. San Giuliano Vecchio (From MetBase)
Thal von San Giuliano Vecchio (In NHM Cat)

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