Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Chihuahua City

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Chihuahua City

Basic information

Name: Chihuahua City
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1929
Country: Mexico
Mass: 54 kg

Classification
history:

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

This is 1 of 11 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Iron, IC. [show all]
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Buchwald

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

Entry for Chihuahua City, volume 2, page 454

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Geography:

Mexico

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(28° 40'N, 106° 7'W)
Recommended::	(28° 40'N, 106° 7'W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 25 approved meteorites from Chihuahua, Mexico (plus 1 unapproved name)
This is 1 of 112 approved meteorites from Mexico (plus 5 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)

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Synonyms

Chihuahua (of H.H. Nininger; 1931) (In NHM Cat)
Chihuahua (of H.H.Nininger) (From MetBase)

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