Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Bachmut

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Bachmut

Basic information

Name: Bachmut
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1814
Country: Ukraine
Mass: 18 kg

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	L6
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	L6
Recommended:			L6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 12064 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)

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References:

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Matteo Chinellato
Peter Marmet
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
David Hardy
Gerald Armstrong	Photo added 19 Apr 2022

Geography:

Ukraine

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(48° 36'N, 38° 0'E)
Recommended::	(48° 36'N, 38° 0'E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 6 approved meteorites from Donetsk, Ukraine
This is 1 of 45 approved meteorites from Ukraine (plus 7 impact craters)

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Synonyms

Alekseevka (In NHM Cat)
Alexejevka (In NHM Cat)
Bakhmut (In NHM Cat)
Ekaterinoslav (In NHM Cat)
Scholakov (In NHM Cat)

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