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Bella Roca

Basic information

Name: Bella Roca
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1888
Country: Mexico
Mass: 33 kg

Classification
history:

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

This is 1 of 343 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IIIAB. [show all]
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Buchwald

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

Entry for Bella Roca, volume 2, page 311

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards
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Geography:

Mexico

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(24° 54'N, 105° 24'W)
Recommended::	(24° 54'N, 105° 24'W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 14 approved meteorites from Durango, Mexico
This is 1 of 112 approved meteorites from Mexico (plus 5 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)

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Synonyms

La Bella Roca (In NHM Cat)
La Bella Rocka (In NHM Cat)
Papasquiaro (In NHM Cat)

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