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Chihuahua City
Basic information Name: Chihuahua City
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1929
Country: Mexico
Mass:help 54 kg
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  IC-an
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  IC
Recommended:  Iron, IC    [explanation]

This is 1 of 11 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IC.   [show all]
Search for other: IC irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites
Buchwald The following entries were found for Chihuahua City in Buchwald (1975)
[Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press, 1418 pp.]
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Geography:

Mexico
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (28° 40'N, 106° 7'W)
     Recommended::   (28° 40'N, 106° 7'W)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 25 approved meteorites from Chihuahua, Mexico (plus 1 unapproved name)
     This is 1 of 113 approved meteorites from Mexico (plus 4 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)
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Synonymshelp: Chihuahua (of H.H. Nininger; 1931) (In NHM Cat)
Chihuahua (of H.H.Nininger) (From MetBase)

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