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Cranbourne
Basic information Name: Cranbourne
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1854
Country: Australia
Mass:help 8.6 t
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  IIICD
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 Cranbourne 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:   (38° 6'S, 145° 18'E)
     Recommended::   (38° 6'S, 145° 18'E)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 16 approved meteorites from Victoria, Australia
     This is 1 of 718 approved meteorites from Australia (plus 46 unapproved names) (plus 27 impact craters)
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