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Yamato 790517
Basic information Name: Yamato 790517
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Y-790517
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1979
Country: Antarctica [Collected by National Institute of Polar Research, Japan]
Mass:help 189.6 g
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  IIIAB
NIPR Catalogue:  2000 Edition  (2000)  IIIA
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  Iron-ung
Recommended:  Iron, ungrouped    [explanation]

This is 1 of 130 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Iron, ungrouped.   [show all]
Search for other: Iron meteorites, Metal-rich meteorites, and Ungrouped irons
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References: Never published in the Meteoritical Bulletin
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Antarctica
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (71° 30'S, 35° 40'E)
     Recommended::   (71° 30'S, 35° 40'E)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 39179 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 5051 unapproved names)
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