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Rhine Villa
Basic information Name: Rhine Villa
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1900
Country: Australia
Mass:help 3.33 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]
Search for other: IIIE irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites
Buchwald The following entries were found for Rhine Villa in Buchwald (1975)
[Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press, 1418 pp.]
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References: Never published in the Meteoritical Bulletin
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Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards   
Geography:

Australia
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (34° 40'S, 139° 17'E)
     Recommended::   (34° 40'S, 139° 17'E)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 240 approved meteorites from South Australia, Australia (plus 3 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters)
     This is 1 of 718 approved meteorites from Australia (plus 46 unapproved names) (plus 27 impact craters)
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Synonymshelp: Adelaide (In NHM Cat)
Rhine Valley (In NHM Cat)

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