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Benthullen

Basic information

Name: Benthullen
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1951 or 1948
Country: Germany
Mass: 17 kg

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	L
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	L6
Recommended:			L6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 12780 approved meteorites (plus 11 unapproved names) classified as L6. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L 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
Meteorite Jaeger
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Gregor H.
Jay Piatek
Riesgeologie

Geography:

Germany

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(53° 3'N, 8° 6'E)
Recommended::	(53° 3'N, 8° 6'E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 9 approved meteorites from Niedersachsen, Germany (plus 2 unapproved names)
This is 1 of 57 approved meteorites from Germany (plus 22 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)

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