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Coolac
Basic information Name: Coolac
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1874
Country: Australia
Mass:help 19.28 kg
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  IAB
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  IAB-MG
Recommended:  Iron, IAB-MG    [explanation]

This is 1 of 120 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IAB-MG.   [show all]
Search for other: IAB complex irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites
Buchwald The following entries were found for Coolac in Buchwald (1975)
[Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press, 1418 pp.]
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Don Edwards   
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Corey Kuo   
Geography:

Australia
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (34° 58' 0"S, 148° 7' 30"E)
     Recommended::   (34° 58' 0"S, 148° 7' 30"E)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 56 approved meteorites from New South Wales, Australia (plus 1 unapproved name)
     This is 1 of 718 approved meteorites from Australia (plus 46 unapproved names) (plus 27 impact craters)
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