Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Cherokee Springs

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Cherokee Springs

Basic information

Name: Cherokee Springs
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1933
Country: United States
Mass: 8.4 kg

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	LL6
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	LL6
Recommended:			LL6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 2930 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as LL6. [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

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

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Carl Dietrich

Geography:

United States

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(35° 2'N, 81° 53'W)
Recommended::	(35° 2'N, 81° 53'W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 7 approved meteorites from South Carolina, United States
This is 1 of 1927 approved meteorites from United States (plus 866 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters)

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