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| Basic information | Name: Iron River This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1889 Country: United States Mass:  1420 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 81 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Iron, IVA. [show all] Search for other: Iron meteorites, IVA irons, and Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 34:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. IRON RIVER, Michigan, USA. FOUND, 1889; recognized 1965. IRON, fine octahedrite. One individual, weight 1420 gr. Source: Report of Dr. Von Del Chamberlain (Michigan State University, USA in a letter, X.28 1965. | ||||||||||||||||
| Buchwald | The following entries were found for Iron River in Buchwald (1975) [Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press, 1418 pp.]
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 34, Moscow (1965)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 12 approved meteorites from Michigan, United States (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 1886 approved meteorites from United States (plus 890 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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