Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Lake Brown

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Lake Brown

Basic information

Name: Lake Brown
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1919
Country: Australia
Mass: 23.4 kg

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 30	(1964)	Unknown
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	L6
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	L6
Recommended:			L6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 11485 approved meteorites (plus 6 unapproved names) classified as L6. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Writeup

Writeup from MB 30:
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LAKE MOORE, Western Australia; φ = 29°51'S, λ = 117°33'E.

FOUND before 1959, 13.6 kg.

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 30, Moscow (1964)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards

Geography:

Australia

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(31° 0'S, 118° 30'E)
Recommended::	(31° 0'S, 118° 30'E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 346 approved meteorites from Western Australia, Australia (plus 1 unapproved name) (plus 11 impact craters)
This is 1 of 714 approved meteorites from Australia (plus 45 unapproved names) (plus 27 impact craters)

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Synonyms

Burracoppin (In NHM Cat)
Lake Moore (In NHM Cat)

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