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Butsura
Basic information Name: Butsura
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1861
Country: India
Mass:help 29 kg
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  H6
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  H6
Recommended:  H6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 6544 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as H6.   [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
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Martin Horejsi   
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Dominik Stoeckli   
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Geography:

India
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (27° 5'N, 84° 5'E)
     Recommended::   (27° 5'N, 84° 5'E)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 11 approved meteorites from Bihar, India
     This is 1 of 144 approved meteorites from India (plus 10 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)
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