Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Beaver Creek

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Beaver Creek

Basic information

Name: Beaver Creek
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1893
Country: Canada
Mass: 14 kg

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	H4
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	H5
Recommended:			H5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 11150 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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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards
Peter Marmet
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Jay Piatek

Geography:

Canada

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(51° 10'N, 117° 20'W)
Recommended::	(51° 10'N, 117° 20'W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 4 approved meteorites from British Columbia, Canada (plus 2 unapproved names)
This is 1 of 66 approved meteorites from Canada (plus 5 unapproved names) (plus 31 impact craters)

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