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Monahans (1938)
Basic information Name: Monahans (1938)
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1938
Country: United States
Mass:help 27.9 kg
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  IIF-an
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  IIF
Recommended:  Iron, IIF    [explanation]

This is 1 of 7 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IIF.   [show all]
Search for other: IIF irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites
Buchwald The following entries were found for Monahans (1938) in Buchwald (1975)
[Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press, 1418 pp.]
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Geography:

United States
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (31° 29'N, 102° 53'W)
     Recommended::   (31° 29'N, 102° 53'W)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 313 approved meteorites from Texas, United States (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 3 impact craters)
     This is 1 of 1895 approved meteorites from United States (plus 890 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters)
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Synonymshelp: Monahans (From MetBase)

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