Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Diep River

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Diep River

Basic information

Name: Diep River
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1906
Country: South Africa
Mass: 1000 g

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	L6
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	L6
Recommended:			L6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 12478 approved meteorites (plus 8 unapproved names) classified as L6. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L 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
Search for this meteorite in the Natural History Museum collection (U.K.):	Require NHM photo

References:

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards
Michael Cottingham
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Gerald Armstrong
Mark Crawford
Michael S. Scherman
Shawn Alan
Ziyao Wang

Geography:

South Africa

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(33° 45'S, 18° 34'E)
Recommended::	(33° 45'S, 18° 34'E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 10 approved meteorites from Western Cape, South Africa
This is 1 of 49 approved meteorites from South Africa (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters)

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Synonyms

Constantia (In NHM Cat)
Deep River (In NHM Cat)
Hermitage (In NHM Cat)

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