Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Eichstädt

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Eichstädt

Basic information

Name: Eichstädt
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1785
Country: Germany
Mass: 3 kg

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	H5
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	H5
Recommended:			H5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 12021 approved meteorites (plus 23 unapproved names) classified as H5. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H 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 uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Dominik Stoeckli
MeteoriteCollector.org - FCOM - Russ Finney
Riesgeologie
Shawn Alan

Geography:

Germany

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(48° 54'N, 11° 13'E)
Recommended::	(48° 54'N, 11° 13'E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 8 approved meteorites from Bayern, Germany (plus 4 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)
This is 1 of 57 approved meteorites from Germany (plus 22 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)

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Synonyms

Eichstätt (In NHM Cat)
False Wittens (In NHM Cat)
Wittens (In NHM Cat)
Wittmess (In NHM Cat)

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