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Castray River
Basic information Name: Castray River
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1899
Country: Australia
Mass:help 10 g
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  Iron
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  Iron
Recommended:  Iron    [explanation]

This is 1 of 102 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as Iron.   [show all]
Search for other: Iron meteorites, Metal-rich meteorites
Buchwald The following entries were found for Castray River 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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Geography:

Australia
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (41° 30'S, 145° 25'E)
     Recommended::   (41° 30'S, 145° 25'E)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 4 approved meteorites from Tasmania, Australia
     This is 1 of 718 approved meteorites from Australia (plus 46 unapproved names) (plus 27 impact craters)
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