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Arltunga

Basic information

Name: Arltunga
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1908
Country: Australia
Mass: 18.1 kg

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	IID-an
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	IID-an
Recommended:			Iron, IID-an [explanation]

This is 1 of 3 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IID-an. [show all]
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Buchwald

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

Entry for Arltunga, volume 2, page 273

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Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards
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Corey Kuo
Woreczko Jan & Wadi

Geography:

Australia

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(23° 20'S, 134° 40'E)
Recommended::	(23° 20'S, 134° 40'E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 13 approved meteorites from Northern Territory, Australia (plus 1 unapproved name) (plus 10 impact craters)
This is 1 of 719 approved meteorites from Australia (plus 11 unapproved names) (plus 27 impact craters)

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