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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:help 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]
Search for other: IID irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites
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.]
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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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