Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Bitburg

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Bitburg

Basic information

Name: Bitburg
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1805
Country: Germany
Mass: 1.5 t

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	IAB
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	IAB
Recommended:			Iron, IAB complex [explanation]

This is 1 of 82 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Iron, IAB complex. [show all]
Search for other: IAB complex irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites

Buchwald

The following entries were found for Bitburg in Buchwald (1975)
[Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press, 1418 pp.]

Entry for Bitburg, volume 2, page 326

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Search for specimens in the Smithsonian Institution collection (U.S.):	Require SI photo
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References:

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards
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Riesgeologie

Geography:

Germany

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(49° 58'N, 6° 32'E)
Recommended::	(49° 58'N, 6° 32'E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 5 approved meteorites from Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
This is 1 of 55 approved meteorites from Germany (plus 22 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)

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Synonyms

Albacher Mühle (In NHM Cat)
Bitsburg (In NHM Cat)
Eifel (In NHM Cat)
Trier (In NHM Cat)

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