Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Coopertown

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Coopertown

Basic information

Name: Coopertown
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1860
Country: United States
Mass: 16.8 kg

Classification
history:

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

This is 1 of 15 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Iron, IIIE. [show all]
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Buchwald

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

Entry for Coopertown, volume 2, page 496

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Photos:

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Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards
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Corey Kuo
David L. Ribeca

Geography:

United States

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(36° 26'N, 87° 0'W)
Recommended::	(36° 26'N, 87° 0'W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 26 approved meteorites from Tennessee, United States (plus 1 unapproved name) (plus 2 impact craters)
This is 1 of 1927 approved meteorites from United States (plus 866 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters)

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Synonyms

Robertson County (In NHM Cat)

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