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Uwet
Basic information Name: Uwet
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1903
Country: Nigeria
Mass:help 54 kg
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  IIAB
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  IIA
Recommended:  Iron, IIAB    [explanation]

This is 1 of 148 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IIAB.   [show all]
Search for other: IIAB irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites
Buchwald The following entries were found for Uwet in Buchwald (1975)
[Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press, 1418 pp.]
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Geography:

Nigeria
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (5° 17'N, 8° 15'E)
     Recommended::   (5° 17'N, 8° 15'E)

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     This is the only approved meteorite from Cross River, Nigeria
     This is 1 of 21 approved meteorites from Nigeria
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