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Alt Bela
Basic information Name: Alt Bela
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1898
Country: Czech Republic
Mass:help 4 kg
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  IID
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  IID
Recommended:  Iron, IID    [explanation]

This is 1 of 27 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IID.   [show all]
Search for other: IID irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites
Buchwald The following entries were found for Alt Bela in Buchwald (1975)
[Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press, 1418 pp.]
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Sergey Vasiliev   
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Jay Piatek   
Geography:

Czech Republic
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (49° 46'N, 18° 15'E)
     Recommended::   (49° 46'N, 18° 15'E)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 3 approved meteorites from Moravskoslezský, Czech Republic
     This is 1 of 26 approved meteorites from Czech Republic (plus 1 unapproved name)
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Synonymshelp: Alt Biela (In NHM Cat)
Stara Bela (In NHM Cat)

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