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Zacatecas (1792)
Basic information Name: Zacatecas (1792)
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1792
Country: Mexico
Mass:help 1 t
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  Iron-ung
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  Iron-ung
Recommended:  Iron, ungrouped    [explanation]

This is 1 of 149 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Iron, ungrouped.   [show all]
Search for other: Iron meteorites, Metal-rich meteorites, and Ungrouped irons
Buchwald The following entries were found for Zacatecas (1792) in Buchwald (1975)
[Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press, 1418 pp.]
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References: Never published in the Meteoritical Bulletin
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Don Edwards   
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Mirko Graul   
Geography:

Mexico
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (22° 49'N, 102° 34'W)
     Recommended::   (22° 49'N, 102° 34'W)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 14 approved meteorites from Zacatecas, Mexico
     This is 1 of 113 approved meteorites from Mexico (plus 4 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)
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Synonymshelp: Rancho de la Pila (1834) (In NHM Cat)

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