Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Comanche (iron)

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Comanche (iron)

Basic information

Name: Comanche (iron)
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1940
Country: United States
Mass: 19.7 kg

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 8	(1958)	Unknown
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	IAB
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	IAB-sLL
Recommended:			Iron, IAB-sLL [explanation]

This is 1 of 35 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IAB-sLL. [show all]
Search for other: IAB complex irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites

Writeup

Writeup from MB 8:
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COMANCHE, Texas, U. S. A.

Literature: 1. F. Leonard. A Classificational Catalog of the meteoritic falls of the World, 1956, p.8.

Bibliography:

Leonard F.C. (1956) A classificational catalog of the meteoritic falls of the world. University of California Press, Berkeley, (link)

Buchwald

The following entries were found for Comanche (iron) in Buchwald (1975)
[Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press, 1418 pp.]

Entry for Comanche (iron), volume 2, page 493

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 8, Moscow (1958)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards

Geography:

United States

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(32° 1'N, 98° 42'W)
Recommended::	(32° 1'N, 98° 42'W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 313 approved meteorites from Texas, United States (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 3 impact craters)
This is 1 of 1885 approved meteorites from United States (plus 890 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters)

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