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Drake Creek
Basic information Name: Drake Creek
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1827
Country: United States
Mass:help 5 kg
Classification
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NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  L6
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  L6
Recommended:  L6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 12281 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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References: Never published in the Meteoritical Bulletin
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Don Edwards   
Martin Horejsi   
Schoolers Inc   
Stephanie Giuntini   
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Gerald Armstrong   
Michael S. Scherman   
Geography:

United States
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (36° 24'N, 86° 30'W)
     Recommended::   (36° 24'N, 86° 30'W)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 25 approved meteorites from Tennessee, United States (plus 1 unapproved name) (plus 2 impact craters)
     This is 1 of 1893 approved meteorites from United States (plus 890 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters)
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Synonymshelp: Davidson County (In NHM Cat)
Nashville (In NHM Cat)
Sumner County (In NHM Cat)

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