Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Sultanpur

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Sultanpur

Basic information

Name: Sultanpur
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1916
Country: India
Mass: 1711 g

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	L/LL6
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	L6
Recommended:			L/LL6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 27 approved meteorites classified as L/LL6. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L/LL chondrites, L/LL chondrites (type 4-7), LL chondrites, Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Revised 21 Sep 2007: Change recommended classification to L/LL

Catalogs:

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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:
Martin Horejsi
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
John A. Shea

Geography:

India

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(25° 56'N, 84° 17'E)
Recommended::	(25° 56'N, 84° 17'E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 39 approved meteorites from Uttar Pradesh, India
This is 1 of 144 approved meteorites from India (plus 10 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)

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Synonyms

Kharauni (In NHM Cat)
Mandiari (In NHM Cat)

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