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Nuevo Laredo
Basic information Name: Nuevo Laredo
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1950
Country: Mexico
Mass:help 500 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 8  (1958)  Stone
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  Eucrite
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  Eucrite-mmict
Recommended:  Eucrite-mmict    [explanation]

This is 1 of 272 approved meteorites classified as Eucrite-mmict.   [show all]
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Writeup from MB 8:
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NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico. Stone.

Literature: 1. Geochim. et Cosmochim. Acta, l955, v.7, No. 3/4, p.151 /MA-12-606/.

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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 8, Moscow (1958)
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Geography:

Mexico
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (27° 30'N, 99° 30'W)
     Recommended::   (27° 30'N, 99° 30'W)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 5 approved meteorites from Tamaulipas, Mexico
     This is 1 of 113 approved meteorites from Mexico (plus 4 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)
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